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Families of 55 missing Malaysians place their hopes in SMART

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Families have had no news for 11 days about 55 Malaysians missing after floods and landslides in Nepal.
  • The families now hope that Malaysia’s Special Search and Rescue Team, sent to Nepal, can continue the search.

After 11 days without news, the families of 55 Malaysians still missing in Nepal are placing their hopes in Malaysia’s Special Search and Rescue Team, known as SMART.

The team was sent to Nepal to continue the search for those missing in the floods and landslides. Representatives of Solidariti Malaysia: Keluarga Dalam Harapan, a support group for the victims’ relatives, are involved in the effort.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.