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Malaysia climber says 'lucky to live' as quake kills 13

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Climber in Malaysia says 'lucky to live' as quake death toll rises to 13 with 6 missing
Eileen Ng, The Associated Press
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Rescuers on Malaysia's highest peak on Sunday searched for six climbers after recovering 13 dead from a strong earthquake that had trapped scores of trekkers. One survivor said she waited for a rescue helicopter that never came.

A magnitude-5.9 earthquake on Friday sent rocks and boulders raining down the trekking routes on 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) -high Mount Kinabalu in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island.

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