160 tourists trapped on mountain after Malaysia quake
Around 160 tourists are trapped on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake.
Rescue operations are underway to help the climbers, who have been told to stay where they are because of the danger of falling rocks.
Masidi Manjun, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment for Sabah said the priority is to send food, drink and warm clothing to those stranded.
He said the track is impassable and helicopters cannot land because of bad weather.
It is believed some of those stranded are injured.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake happened at 07:15 local time and was at a depth of 10m.
Mount Kinabalu is 4,095-metres high and is popular with climbers from around the world.
Around 195 registered climbers from 21 countries, including the UK, were on the mountain Friday, along with guides and park staff.
Reports say 35 of the tourists were able to make their way down.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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