BATANG KALI, Dec 18– While numerous sharing pictures on social networks reveal the rescue group tired out in the search and rescue (SAR) operation for landslide victims here, most ignored their quiet buddies who dealt with the very same fatigue.
The SAR group’s friend, which is the (K9) dog detection system, has actually likewise been working relentlessly in the operation to find buried victims of the Batang Kali landslide because Friday.
Grim-faced, relentless on command with an eager sense of odor countless times more intense than human beings, this four-legged hero’s existence is to search the ground in any condition– thick mud, slush or rain.
However came a time in the important operation of the landslide, a K9 sniffer dog in action called “Blake” which is an English springer spaniel, lastly dropped, tired.
According to Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Datuk Norazam Khamis, the canine lost consciousness after 2 successive days of effort and has actually now been rested.
” After 2 days of slogging more than the allocated time, they (detection pets) too severely require to rest and recover though they are not hurt.
” That’s why at this phase, we will turn them in turn, beginning with 3 (pets) initially, then we will utilize the rest,” he stated in today’s media conference.
Norazam stated so far, there are 11 tracking pets put on standby at the scene to help in the search, with 6 coming from JBPM, 4 (Royal Malaysian Cops) and one (Army).
” We might request for a boost if needed,” he stated.
Since the other day afternoon, 24 victims have actually been verified dead out of an overall of 94 individuals associated with the landslide catastrophe at the Dad’s Organic Farm camping site in Gohtong Jaya on Jalan Genting-Batang Kali.
An overall of 61 individuals made it through while 9 are still missing out on. The relentless look for them continued today at 9 am after it was cancelled the other day at 9pm.– Bernama
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