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Two Malaysian firefighters among those missing in Nepal floods

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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

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  • Two Malaysian firefighters are among 55 Malaysians missing following severe flash floods and destruction in Nepal's Rasuwa district.
  • The missing firefighters were traveling from Kathmandu to the Nepal-Tibet border and have been unreachable since the previous morning.
  • Communication and power disruptions in the affected area are hindering efforts to contact those missing.

Two members of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) are among 55 Malaysians who have been unreachable since severe flash floods hit Nepal's Rasuwa district. The missing officers, Mohd. Fakhrul Munir Mohd. Isa and Mohd. Sani Harul, are described as professional climbers and members of the JBPM special team.

They were traveling from Kathmandu towards the Nepal-Tibet border when contact was lost. The Malaysian Department of Fire and Rescue Services Director-General, Datuk Seri Nor Hisham, confirmed their identities, stating they were listed as missing persons number nine and 10.

Communication and power outages in the flood-affected region are making it difficult to establish contact with the missing Malaysians. Wisma Putra, Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the rising number of unaccounted-for citizens based on information from family members, travel agencies, and other sources.

Yes, two of them are on the list, numbers nine and 10, are our officers.

— Datuk Seri Nor HishamDirector-General of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, confirming the identities of the missing firefighters.
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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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