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TORONTO — Two Canadians barred from leaving Malaysia, amid reports they could be charged after allegedly posing naked atop Mount Kinabalu, the country’s highest peak, are getting assistance from The Department of Foreign Affairs.

Spokesman Nicolas Doire says the department is aware two Canadians have been prevented from leaving the country, adding that Canadian consular officials in Malaysia are in contact with authorities.

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Foreign Affairs could not confirm the identity of the Canadians, citing privacy concerns, but Malaysia’s foreign affairs ministry identified them as Canadian siblings Lindsey Petersen and Danielle Petersen.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake Friday sent rocks and boulders raining down the trekking routes on 4,095-metre-high Mount Kinabalu in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island.

Search efforts for six missing climbers continued Sunday, after rescuers recovered 13 dead from a strong earthquake that had trapped scores of trekkers.