TANAH RATA -- Heavy rains in Pahang triggered a
                 landslide about 18 km from the resort of Cameron
                 Highlands, killing at least four people yesterday. Pahang
                 state police chief Mohamad Noor Hamat said the
                 bodies of two Malaysians and two Bangladeshis had
                 been recovered and police were searching for one more
                 person.

                 Mr Mohamad said the tragedy occurred during a
                 downpour early yesterday when the victims were asleep
                 in their huts near their farms.

                 One person was rescued and has been admitted to
                 hospital.

                 "We had to dig through the mud to recover the bodies,"
                 he said.

                 Scores of rescue and security personnel and local
                 people were taking part in the search at the site, he
                 added. -- AFP, AP

                      Adapted from The Straits Times, 7 Jan 2000.