KUALA LUMPUR: The remains of the 11 victims of the landslide incident at Batang Kali, Selangor that were taken to Sungai Buloh Hospital for a post mortem examination have yet to be identified as at 4pm today.
Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the hospital's forensic medical team was gathering ante-mortem data from the victims' next of kin to speed up the body identification process while waiting for a post-mortem order from the police.
"We have strict procedures. As long as we have not obtained the post-mortem order, an autopsy will not be carried out," she told reporters at Sungai Buloh Hospital Forensic Department here today.
Dr Zaliha said COvid-19 screening would also conducted on the bodies before the post-mortem process begins.
In addition, she said forensic teams from several other hospitals in the Klang Valley are at the hospital to assist the post-mortem process.
The hospital expects to receive several more bodies soon. -- BERNAMA