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As local mountain guides are going above and beyond their duties to rescue several injured climbers by carrying them down from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah Fire and Rescue Department director Nordin Pauzi today announced that SAR teams are doing their best and hoping to find and recover the remains of the earthquake victims
Meanwhile, the Penang state government plans to donate RM100,000 in aid of victims affected by the earthquake that struck Sabah on Friday, said CM Lim Guan Eng, adding that the proposal would be raised at the executive council meeting next week as a sign of solidarity, sympathy and support for victims of the disaster.
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Social and Family Development Minister Tan Chuan-Jin, who is also the President of Singapore National Olympic Council, wrote on his Facebook page on Sunday, saying that those affected by Sabah earthquake should have some "meaningful recognition" at the South-east Asia Games held currently in Singapore from June 5-16
Tan wrote on his Facebook page, noting that "even as we support our sportsmen and women, I cannot help but think of those affected by the earthquake in Kinabalu." He added that some of the psychologists from the Ministry of Social and Family Development are in Sabah to support the affected families.
"Everyone is doing what they can. As a parent, I can't even fathom how to make sense of this if it were to happen to me," he wrote. He has also urged all to "pray for them and to rally as a nation to provide them moral support. And to provide them space." An announcement on a tribute will be made, he ended off in his Facebook note.
Personnel unload a body bag from an ambulance at the Mortuary at Queen Elizabeth Hospital at Kota Kinabalu.
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Help is also underway for mountain guides and porters who have lost their income due to the Mt. Kinabalu earthquake, with the Sabah Social Services Council launching a fund for them, which would come from the government as well as donations from NGOs
Womens wing of Barisan Nasional announcing the launch of the fund, together with the Sabah community services council.
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President of opposition party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), Hadi Awang, who was in Sabah on Sunday, said that PAS has its own machinery in Sabah to provide help to those affected by quake
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Meanwhile, villagers of Kampung Bundu Tuhan have banded together to provide food for those involved in the SAR mission
They also urged the media to give the SAR rescuers, especially the mountain guides, some time to rest and refresh themselves before rushing for an interview, reported The Star Online. "You have to understand that what they are doing is challenging and tiring."
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