No clues yet in search for missing Malaysians in Nepal

Hani Othman is in Kathmandu with no clear information about her husband and other Malaysians reported missing after floods in Nepal.

Hani, the wife of Central Region Fire and Rescue Academy training officer Mohd. Fakhrul Munir Mohd. Isa, said families had not given up. They were collecting information and seeking assistance from different parties to locate those missing.

She reached Nepal on Aug. 28 but remains about five hours from the disaster's ground-zero area. Safety concerns have prevented her from going to the site, so she has relied on local contacts for updates. She also visited a nearby hospital but found no Malaysians there.

Hani said the initial search and rescue operation involved military personnel, while volunteers and experienced climbers were not allowed to participate. She was told assistance from China and India had arrived to support the search.

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There is still nothing. We do not know where they are. That is why we are trying to gather all the information available to help the search.

"There is still nothing. We do not know where they are. That is why we are trying to gather all the information available to help the search," Hani said.

She described her feelings as mixed, moving between hope and worry. "We can only keep trying, wait and hope that there will be new developments," she said.

Malaysia's Foreign Ministry recently said 91 Malaysians remained unreachable: 55 in Nepal and 36 in China. Wisma Putra said it would continue working with authorities in both countries and cross-check reports to identify possible duplication.

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We can only keep trying, wait and hope that there will be new developments.