Families Question SMART Mission Nine Days After Nepal Tragedy
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Families of 55 Malaysians still missing after flooding in Nepal have questioned the purpose of the Malaysian Special Search and Rescue Team mission nine days after the disaster.
- MASFIH spokesman Dr R. Manivannan said the most critical period for SMART personnel to be physically present at the site had passed.
Families of 55 Malaysians still missing after flooding in Nepal are questioning the objective of the Malaysian Special Search and Rescue Team’s mission, nine days after the tragedy.
Dr. R. Manivannan, spokesman for Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH), said the most critical period for SMART personnel to remain physically at the disaster site had passed.
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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.
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