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Retired M'sia doctor, 73, dies after being buried alive in landslide after heavy rain in Penang

Retired M'sia doctor, 73, dies after being buried alive in landslide after heavy rain in Penang
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Heavy rain in Penang Island on the night of Oct. 24 buried 73-year-old Wong Kar Lin in a landslide the next morning. The Penang Fire and Rescue Department responded to a distress call at 8:36am and a rescue team arrived at the scene just two minutes later, reported The Star. Wong was pronounced...

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