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Malaysia Earthquake Report: 16 Dead, 2 Missing

On Friday morning, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the mountain in Sabbah, Malaysia and at least 16 people are confirmed dead. Among them are 6 Singaporean school children on a field trip, along with their teacher and guide in the world famous tourist destination for climbers and tourist alike, Mount Kinabalu, reports by BBC.Two people are still missing on the mountain while hundreds of workers continue their search in the hopes to still find them alive. Despite the devastating loss of lives, including those of innocent students, one thought to be missing has been found and many others madeit out safe including 167 climbers with the help of mountain guides, Malaysia's Fire and Rescue Department said." All the paths vanished.", one survivor told a reporter. She recalled that when the quake struck, rocks fell and blocked off the trails which stranded them. Temperatures on the famous mountain are near- freezing making their experience more grueling. She said they had to endure a 10-hour hike in the middle of the night to get to the nearest base. The mountain guides had to make new paths moving rocks and cutting trees, sometimes passing by what looked like bodies of the victims just to get them (climbers and tourists) to safety. The mountain guides are our heroes, one survivor said. "No one came to save us, if it hadn't been for our guide, we would be freezing to death.", one tourist told CNN.

Tony Awards 2015: The Complete List of Nominees and Winners

A gathering of the brightest stars of broadway took place at NYC's Radio City Music Hall for the 2015 Tony Awards, usmagazine.com reports. The event had been successful and the show's hosts, Alan Cumming and Kristin Chenoweth, did an amazing job but the spotlight was on the night's big winners.

Maximum Security Prison: Prisoners Break Out Using Power Tools

Richard Matt and David Sweat both convicted killers, makes history when they executed an elaborate and sophisticated espape from an upstate New York prison last Saturday, according to CNN."These are dangerous people.", New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Matt, 49 and Sweat, 35 were discovered missing from their side-by-side cells Saturday morning during a "standing count" of inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannamora, New York, the state police said. The facility is the largest in the state which has a population of 2689 inmates.According to BBC, the pair used power tools and decoys to look like they're sleeping. Head counts are performed every two hours throughout the night. The escapees tricked their guards by arranging things on their bedbunks. "It looked like people were sleeping...with these sweatshirt hoodies on.", the governor said. They were last seen at 10:30 p.m. Friday during the standing count, authorities said. Matt and Sweat cut through a steel wall and followed a series of tunnels and pipes until they emerged from a manhole outside the prison walls. The police also added that it is still unknown as to how and where the two got the necessary tools they used in this sophisticated escape. However, Cuomo, who toured the escape route that consists of maze of tunnels and pipes said that, it is possible the escapees' tools came from workers performing maintenance on the 1845 facility.
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