Singapore and Malaysia's Sabah state are watching a day of recognition for those killed in a seismic tremor on Mount Kinabalu.
Sixteen individuals are affirmed dead after Friday's 6.0 extent shudder, which hit the mountain in Sabah on Friday.
Among the dead were six Singaporean youngsters on a school trip, alongside their instructor and aide.
In Singapore, banners are at half-pole and a minute's hush was seen at Southeast Asian Games venues.
The city-state is facilitating the territorial amusements, which formally opened on Friday night.
Mount Kinabalu is one of South East Asia's most noteworthy crests and a well known trekking destination.
Nationals on the mountain at the time the tremor struck at an early stage Friday were from China, the United States, the Philippines, the UK, Thailand, Turkey, and Japan.
One Japanese and one Chinese visitor were accounted for murdered.
The Singaporean dead have been named as six understudies and their instructor from the Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) and a Singaporean experience guide.
They were among 30 students and staff climbing the mountain in the condition of Sabah on Borneo island as a feature of an instructive outing. An educator and an understudy are as yet missing.
"Our hearts go out to their families, and to the TKPS group," Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in an announcement, commending the kids for "endeavoring to extend their points of confinement and tackle new difficulties".
More than 130 individuals were protected or got away. Numerous needed to make their own particular manner down with the assistance of visit aides and park officers.
The US Geological Survey said the shudder happened at around 07:15 nearby time (23:15 GMT) on Friday, at a profundity of 10km (32,800ft). The epicenter was 54km (33 miles) from Mount Kinabalu, which remains at 4,095m (13,435ft).
The tremor was so intense it additionally snapped off one of Mount Kinabalu's "Jackass' Ear" rock developments.
It likewise harmed streets and structures, including schools and a healing center on Sabah's west drift, yet there were no reports of setbacks.
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