Officials raise Malaysia quake death toll to 16

Boulders “the size of cars” roared down the crowded slopes of Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu after its earthquake, a witness said, as authorities yesterday raised the death toll in the disaster to 16.

Six Singapore primary school pupils and a teacher who were on an excursion to the peak were among those killed on Friday morning when the 6.0-magnitude quake struck, sending landslides crashing downward.

Authorities said two more people remained missing on the mountain.