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Tanjong Katong Primary School student survivor Emyr Uzayr does not want to close his eyes, even as he lies in a hospital bed at Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital recovering from a fractured skull and injured back. The student told his father Sadri Farick that when he closes his eyes, the images of the disaster and his friends getting hurt keep unfolding in his mind. "By closing my eyes, I keep seeing what I saw. It's so shocking and I cannot believe it." He says. Sadri says his son saw things "that I don't think I would like to describe".

When the news first broke, I thought the Primary school pupils were there to just visit the park and not climb the mountain. When my friend confirmed with me the children were really there to climb the mountain, I was like 'What the f**k?" And when I found out they were doing the descent via Ferrata, I was 'What the flying f**k!" So don't make it sound like the trip was suitable for 12 year olds.

Search and rescue officials believed the death toll from Friday's earthquake at Mount Kinabalu is 19 with the recovery of 17 bodies on top of the mountain on Saturday. Among those killed were 10 students of Tanjong Katong Primary School in Singapore. The nationalities and identities of those killed will be released after post mortem.

Following the powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake yesterday morning (June 5), many climbers were trapped on the mountain and guides were crucial in bringing back the injured, the weak and the deceased through treacherous conditions. A guide named Ridwan was seen strapping an injured Singaporean boy on his back and carrying him to safety.

The Sabah Minister of Tourism Masidi Manjun announced on Twitter that 11 people have been found dead with another 8 still missing. Mr Masidi also confirmed that one of the dead is a 12-year-old Singapore schoolgirl from Tanjong Katong Primary School.

Two bodies, believed to be of a local guide and a Singaporean tourist, have been recovered from Mount Kinabalu following a 6.0-magnitude quake that hit Sabah early this morning. The second body, believed to be that of a female Singaporean student, arrived about 8.45pm. Malaysian doctor Dr Redzlan Abdul Rahman earlier said he had checked the body of a Singaporean female and could not find a pulse.

After a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Sabah today, at least 8 primary school students from Tanjong Katong Primary School and their 2 teachers have become uncontactable. They had left for Mount Kinabalu on Wednesday for a leadership programme and were expected to return Monday afternoon.