Singapore says six of its nationals died in the recent quake that rocked the eastern part of Malaysia.

The city-state’s government on Sunday confirmed the identification of six primary students, who were from Tanjong Katong Primary School.

The pupils were on an excursion to the picturesque Mount Kinabalu region of Malaysia when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the region on June 5.

Two more Singaporeans, a teacher and an adventure guide, were also confirmed dead, according to the Singapore government, which added that another student and a teacher are still missing.

Meanwhile, authorities in Malaysia said the death toll from the natural disaster has reached 16, including the Singaporean nationals. One tourist from China, Japan and the Philippines each is also missing. The rest of the dead and missing are believed to be locals.

Most of the people who were hiking on the mountain when the quake hit were said to be Malaysian tourists.

The quake caused tremendous rock-slides, knocking over boulders that crushed some of the hikers trekking across the mountain trails.

Over 100 hikers were escorted down to safety by rescuers after being stuck on the mountain for up to 18 hours after the quake damaged a main mountain trail.

The quake was one of Malaysia’s strongest jolts in decades.

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