The landslide at the Father’s Organic Farm in Batang Kali on Dec 16 is Malaysia’s second-worst disaster in terms of fatalities, after the Highland Towers condominium collapse in 1993 which claimed 48 lives, according to the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart).

Thirty-one people were killed in the 2.30am landslide but 61 survived after tonnes of earth came crashing down on the farm campsite. Eighteen of those killed were adults while 13 were children.

Smart commander Mohd Khairul Jamil said he was...