It occurred at about 1am local time when an Indonesian worker and a young local were sleeping inside a cabin below the slope.
The landslide destroyed a concrete foundation of the premises partially destroying the building.
Police arrived at the scene earlier before enforcement to help search the two missing workers.
At about 7 am, three excavators from the Miri City Council were dispatched to help a search team to locate the victims.
It was only after nearly 13 hours that the first body was recovered while the second body was recovered not far away at about 1.45pm.
Landslide can occur any time after the soil has been soaked heavily by rain and especially risky for those living near hill slopes.
During this monsoon season several landslides also occurred in Sibu and Kuching today, luckily no casualties were reported.
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