Rescue operations are under way to reach tourists trapped on one of South East Asia's highest mountains after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck.
Around 160 are stranded on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island, according to the state's tourism minister Masidi Manjun.
Mr Masidi said on Twitter that the track was impassable and helicopters could not land due to bad weather.
He added that some were injured and tremors had caused boulders to fall.
All climbing activity on the mountain has been suspended.
Mt Kinabalu, which stands at 4,095-metre (13,435 feet), is a popular destination for climbers from around the world.
Via ferrata
Mr Masidi said that rescuers were still trying to reach climbers.
"Other than ongoing rescue efforts our priority is to send food, drinks and warm clothing to those still stranded at the mountain," he said.
He also said there were reports of tourists trapped and injured on the via ferrata climbing route.
A via ferrata is a route on a mountain or cliff that has features fixed to the rock which help climbers ascend, such as cables, metal rungs, ladders or bridges.
The force of the tremor, which struck earlier on Friday, was so strong it snapped off one of the two "Donkey Ear" rock formations, he said.
One person apparently trapped on the mountain, Charlene Dmp, said on Facebook: "Currently we're waiting for the helicopter to save us.
"We cannot go down for now because there are lots of stones falling, there's no safe route down, and there are still tremors. Thank you for all your concern and prayers."
'Broken limbs'
The New Straits Times cited Sabah Parks as saying they believed that some of the climbers and guides trapped on the mountain were injured.
"There are 105 to 109 estimated including climbers, guides and a Sabah Parks officer trapped but this was not on the dangerous area, so we advised them not to move for fear of falling rocks," said parks director Dr Jamili Nais.
He said a group of about 40 people were also trapped in another area "where four people suffered injuries such as broken limbs [arm and leg] and head injuries".
The Malaysia Insider had earlier reported more than 200 foreign and local climbers were stranded, with 89 unaccounted for, citing the Sabah Fire and Rescue Department.
There were no reports of major damage or injuries from the earthquake in other parts of Sabah.
Source:BBC
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