KUALA LUMPUR: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Malaysia’s Mount Kinabalu on Borneo Friday, cracking roads and buildings in the region and injuring climbers on the popular peak, officials and media reports said.

The New Straits Times quoted state officials as saying at least four climbers had suffered injuries including broken bones and head wounds as the quake loosened stones and boulders on the 4,095-meter (13,435-foot) mountain’s wide granite summit.

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