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Malaysia’s SMART rescue team ready to deploy to Nepal, awaiting response
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Malaysia’s SMART rescue team ready to deploy to Nepal, awaiting response

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • Malaysia’s SMART rescue team is ready to deploy to Nepal after floods and landslides, but it is awaiting confirmation from the Nepalese government.
  • Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would also provide US$1 million to support victims and post-disaster recovery.
  • Malaysia said 36 citizens in China and 55 in Nepal remained unreachable after the disaster, while a reported death toll across Nepal and Tibet reached 804.

Malaysia’s Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team is fully prepared to travel to Nepal, but it has not yet received confirmation that Nepal can accept the deployment.

Abdul Manaf Che Isa, an assistant senior fire superintendent, said the team would coordinate its movement with Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry, National Security Council and National Disaster Management Agency. Deployment will begin once Nepal confirms that it needs and can receive the assistance.

Basically, the team is fully prepared and we will coordinate with the Foreign Ministry, National Security Council and National Disaster Management Agency for its movement.

— Abdul Manaf Che IsaThe Malaysian fire official described the team’s readiness to deploy.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim previously said Malaysia was ready to send the team after flooding and landslides struck Nepal. He also announced a US$1 million contribution to help affected people and support recovery efforts.

Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said 36 Malaysians in China and 55 in Nepal remained unreachable after flash floods and landslides in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26. Anadolu Agency reported that the disaster in Nepal and China’s Tibet region had killed 804 people, with nearly 3,300 others still missing.

As of this morning, we are still waiting for feedback from the Nepalese government on its readiness to receive Malaysia’s SMART team.

— Abdul Manaf Che IsaHe said deployment depended on Nepal’s confirmation.
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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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