Toll Rises In Malaysian Landslide; 11 Dead Mostly Foreigners

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two more bodies buried by a landslide in a construction site in northern Malaysia were recovered Monday, bringing the death toll to 11, mostly foreign workers. Fire and rescue official Mohamad Rizuan Ramli said the bodies of a Bangladeshi and a Malaysian trapped deep under the rubble were finally retrieved early Monday. A hillside crashed down early Saturday at the site where two 49-story condominiums are being built in northern Penang state, a popular tourist destination. Three of the 14 workers buried by the landslide survived.Read more on NewsOK.com

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