Rescuers search for 100 missing after tidal wave

Rescuers scoured Malaysian beach resorts and towns for about 100 missing tourists, fishermen and villagers missing after tidal waves killed at least 52 people and injured more than 220 others.

Thousands of people were being evacuated from usually placid north-western seaside districts hit by flash floods.

Many victims drowned while swimming or riding jet skis near crowded beaches on Sunday afternoon.

Police on Sunday said the casualties included at least two foreigners, but victims on a list released Monday were all Malaysians, many on weekend trips to the resort island of Penang and other coastal areas.

Engineers were inspecting Kuala Lumpur’s world-famous 1,483 feet high Petronas Twin Towers, the world’s second-tallest buildings, to rule out any structural danger caused by the quake.