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Firefighter's brother to join Smart mission in Nepal to search for missing sibling

PUTRAJAYA: The brother of Malaysian firefighter Mohd Fakhrul Munir, who remains uncontactable in Nepal, will join the Malaysian Special Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) mission to the country following the disaster in Rasuwa.

Firefighter's brother to join Smart mission in Nepal to search for missing sibling

Malaysian firefighter Mohd Fakhrul Munir, who is currently missing in Nepal, will be assisted by his brother Mohd Saiful Munir Mohd Isa in the Smart mission to the country. Saiful, 46, expressed his willingness to join the rescue efforts and provide his expertise while also seeking information about his brother's whereabouts and condition.

Saiful, who is himself a rescuer, hopes that his presence in Nepal will contribute to the rescue mission and offer some relief to his family, who is anxiously awaiting news of Fakhrul. Earlier today, Saiful and other family members of Malaysians uncontactable following flash floods and landslides in Nepal gathered at Wisma Putra after attending a meeting with Wisma Putra representatives.

The families received briefings on the status of their loved ones and search efforts during the meeting.

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