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Malaysians Missing in Nepal Floods; Families Turn to Social Media for News

From The Straits Times · () English

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  • Families and friends of Malaysians missing after devastating floods in Nepal are using social media to seek information.
  • A group of 17 Malaysians on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, organized by Nepal-based Fishtail Tours & Travels, is among those uncontactable.
  • The last known contact with the group was on August 26, near the Nepal-Tibet Immigration Checkpoint, and all attempts to reach the agency and the Malaysian Embassy have so far yielded no updates.

In the wake of devastating floods in Nepal, families and friends of Malaysians who have lost contact are turning to social media platforms to share their distress and appeal for information. The uncertainty is particularly acute for a group of 17 Malaysians who were on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet.

My father, mother, uncle and aunty are missing. They are Malaysian citizens and were traveling to Mount Kailash on a pilgrimage.

— R. LogadashiniDescribing her family members who are among the missing.

One such plea comes from R. Logadashini, whose four family members, her father S. Raman, mother M. Neelavany, uncle S. Murukan, and aunt G. Padmahwathi, are part of the missing group. Organized by Nepal-based Fishtail Tours & Travels, the group arrived in Nepal on August 23 and was scheduled to continue their pilgrimage until September 5. Logadashini shared that the last direct communication from the tour group was on the morning of August 26, when they were approximately 2 kilometers from the Nepal-Tibet Immigration Checkpoint.

Since that last message, all contact has been lost. Logadashini and other concerned individuals have attempted to reach the tour agency and the Malaysian Embassy but have yet to receive any concrete information regarding the group's whereabouts or safety. The last WhatsApp message received by Logadashini's family was at 8:40 AM Singapore time on August 26.

After that, all contact with the group was lost. We tried contacting the agency and the Malaysian Embassy but, as of now, we have not received any information.

— R. LogadashiniExplaining the lack of updates since the last contact.

Similar appeals have been made by other social media users, including @LeenaBhaskaran, whose aunt and cousins are also uncontactable, and Divyavarshini Krishnan, whose father is on the same pilgrimage. These individuals are actively seeking any updates, contacts in Nepal or Tibet, or any information that could help locate their loved ones. They urge anyone with information to come forward and encourage families with missing relatives in other groups to report to Wisma Putra, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as soon as possible.

If anyone has received any updates, has contacts in Nepal or Tibet, or knows anything about this group, please contact us and share the information immediately.

— Divyavarshini KrishnanAppealing for information on social media.
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