A 76-year-old hotel employee was killed by a landslide while trying to operate a generator during a power outage in Sandakan.
SANDAKAN: An elderly man was killed this morning after being struck by a landslide while trying to operate a generator during a power outage.
The 76-year-old hotel employee was partially buried by the incident, which occurred amid heavy rain.
Sandakan Fire and Rescue Station chief Jimmy Lagung said the victim was attempting to start a generator located at the back of the building when the landslide hit.
Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 6.39 am and managed to extricate the victim by 7.14 am.
 The Sun Malaysia
