54 entombed

Monday 13 December 1993 00:02 GMT
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KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Fifty-four people, including nine foreigners, were entombed in the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed when hit by a landslide. Officials said rescue efforts were to continue indefinitely, despite fading hopes for those trapped by concrete and steel beams. 'Chances may be slim but there is still a chance,' Police Inspector-General Haniff said more than a day after the disaster.

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