KUNDASANG: A strong earthquake that jolted Mount Kinabalu in Sabah killed at least 11 people and left another 8 missing, an official said Saturday, as authorities searched for survivors on Southeast Asia's highest peak.

The 6.0-magnitude quake struck early Friday near the picturesque mountain, a popular tourist destination, sending landslides and huge granite boulders tumbling down from the 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) peak's wide, craggy crown.

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