Highland Towers: The Chronological Outcome..

     

     Residents began to move into the Highland Towers condominium at Taman Hillview in Hulu Klang seven years after it was built in 1974. It was a highly sought-after property as it was located on a hill and surrounded by forests and cool air.

On Dec 11, 1993, Block 1 of the condominium collapsed at exactly 1.35pm.

The 12-storey building came crashing down in less than five minutes, taking with it the lives of 48 residents. Only three victims were brought out of the rubble but one of them, Japanese citizen Shizue Nakajima,50, died at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).

  

         

Downcast: A Malaysian Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association member working amid the ruins of the Highland Towers. 

The only survivors were Indonesian domestic worker Umi Rashidah Khoruman, 22, and her 18-month-old daughter, Nur Hamidah Najib.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. But despite two decades passing, most local Facebook, Twitter and other social media users believed that the Malaysian authorities and property developers had yet to take heed from the Highland Towers mishap.

    The official death toll released by the authorities was 48, though other sources gave a number greater than 55. The victims are mainly Malaysians, with 12 foreigners (a Briton, Japanese, 2 Indians, 2 Koreans, 3 Filipino and 3 Indonesian). Among the victims were Carlos Abdul Rashid (son of former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Musa Hitam) and his wife, Rosina Datuk Abu Bakar.

    LIST NAME DEAD PEOPLE INVOLVED DURING TRAGEDY OF HIGHLAND TOWER

BIL	NAME	AGE
1.	Rohana Bano Mushtak Ahmad	29
2.	Mohammad Budi Abdullah @ Robin Williams Wharton	44
3.	Mohammad Adam	6 month
4.	Carlos Abdul Rashid (Son of former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Musa Hitam)	-
5.	Rosina Datuk Abu Bakar (Wife of former Deputy Minister of Malaysia, Tun Musa Hitam)	-
6.	Bahk Jung Soon (Korean Woman)	45
7.	Bahk Hee Won	-
8.	Koh Yuet Met	-
9.	Rita Datta	-
10.	Aribinda Datta	-
11.	Goh Fong Kiew	-
12.	Sajjive Chandran	-
13.	Suharti Kusban	-
14.	Judith Mosquiter	-
15.	Prakash Chandran	-
16.	Chiew Poh Wah	-
17.	Quah Li Jun	-
18.	Radha Chandran	-
19.	Barry Lou Ka Wei	-
20.	Yusna Anuar	-
21.	Farah Aruzi	-
22.	Adrian Lou Chung Wei	-
23.	Tony Lou Yoke Yong	-
24.	Lee Mun Lin	-
25.	Trimah Ngarijo	-
26.	Fergus Phang Thien Liang	26
27.	Ivy Lim Ai Bee (Phang's mother)	-
28.	Cheng Kim Tai (Phang's grandmother)	-
29.	Gene Koh Wai Keong	15
30.	Brandon Koh Wai Hong	6
31.	Daryl Koh Wai Kin	3
32.	Yap Kien Seng	18
33.	Yap Woei Ning	-
34.	Yap Hsiao Mei	18
35.	Wong Mee Thai (Mother Yap Hsiao Mei)	35
36.	Datin Milly Lee	55
37.	Ong Yong	53
38.	Teo Tea	-
39.	Douglas Ong Tee Ming	17
40.	Fatimah Abdul Majid	66
41.	Che Mariam Abdul Majid	76
42.	Noranira Mohamed Nor	15
43.	Nik Mohamed Baharuddin	41
44.	Amirah Nor Hamzah	15
45.	Shizue Nakajima (rescued alive, died in hospital)	50
46.	Dr Anne George	-
47.	Debbie George	-
48.	Sharon George	-
49.	Majnawiyah Masnawi	25