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'Everything happened so quickly' - Family recounts horror as landslide kills doctor

📍 Paya Terubong, MY·🕐 1d ago·2 outlets

GEORGE TOWN: A family’s desperate dash for safety turned into tragedy when a landslide struck their home in Taman Seri Rambai, Paya Terubong, killing 73-year-old doctor Wong Kar Lin.

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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Paya Terubong landslide that killed the doctor, with a family's account and no conflicting facts.

1d ago
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Also reported by thestar.com.my (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

1d ago
second readlowered50%

[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. landslide killed one person; a death, so medium rather than high. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

1d ago
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