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The Malaysian government says it is barring some of the foreigners from leaving the country for allegedly causing a sacred mountain’s wrath.
Malaysia's government is blaming a group of foreign tourists for causing a deadly earthquake on one of the country's sacred mountains.
Kinabalu Park / Via Facebook: tamankinabalu
The magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Mount Kinabalu killed at least 13 people on Friday, the Associated Press reported. Authorities are still searching for at least six missing people.
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On Saturday, the deputy chief minister of the state of Sabah told reporter that he believes the earthquake was caused by a group of 10 tourists who stripped naked on the mountain a few weeks ago.
The Malay Mail Online / Via themalaymailonline.com
Pairin said he had a feeling something bad was about to happen after he saw a flock of birds outside his home:
At first I didn't think anything of it, but after it went on for more than half an hour I knew something was not well. I brought it up with my wife and we bought agreed that something bad was going to happen.
The next day, I was on the way to the airport when the earthquake occurred. To me, when something like this happens, it is a clear connection of the incident to the earthquake that has brought about so much damage and loss of lives.
There is almost certainly a connection. We have to take this as a reminder that local beliefs and customs are not to be disrespected.
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