Six primary-school students dead after Mount Kinabalu quake, says Singapore, announces day of mourni
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[QUOTE]"The prime minister is deeply saddened by the deaths of eight Singaporeans in the earthquake at Mount Kinabalu," the office of Lee Hsien Loong said in a statement on Sunday."On behalf of all Singaporeans, the prime minister expresses his deepest condolences and sympathies to their families and loved ones.
"Monday, 8 June 2015 will be a Day of National Remembrance. State flags on all government buildings will be flown at half-mast," it added.
The [URL="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-07/students-among-mt-kinabalu-dead-as-crews-search-river-of-stones/6528332"]death toll from the disaster currently stands at 16, with two still missing[/URL].
Singapore confirmed the bodies of six students from the Tanjong Katong Primary School had been identified.
It said a teacher and a Singaporean adventure guide perished, while another student and a teacher remained missing.
Late on Sunday, the education ministry said the remains of five students as well as the two adults would be repatriated later in the evening on a Singaporean military C-130 aircraft.
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The niece of my Dad's friend is among the dead.
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