Batang Kali landslide: First time M’sia uses GPR to find victims

Four ground penetrating radar (GPR) detectors, which were used for the first time to detect human bodies in Malaysia, were brought to the scene of the tragedy in Batang Kali to help the search and rescue (SAR) operation, which entered its sixth day yesterday.

However, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) in a statement, based on input from Geoventure Solution Sdn Bhd and the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia (JUPEM), the accuracy of the GPR is...