Nepal tragedy: Missing fire officer's wife collects lorry-load of aid
KUALA LUMPUR: The efforts of Hani Othman, wife of a senior fire officer missing in the Nepal flood tragedy, to collect essential supplies for disaster victims have paid off after she filled a lorry with donations.
Hani Othman, whose husband Mohd Fakhrul Munir was missing during Nepal's flood tragedy, has managed to collect a lorry full of essential supplies for the disaster victims. Hani shared on Instagram that she is awaiting approval from the Nepalese government to enter the affected area and distribute the aid. She had been posting about her purchases of needed items for the flood victims, hoping to assist Malaysians sheltering safely.
Hani's goal was to join a volunteer team heading to a survivors' camp, in hopes of finding her husband Mohd Fakhrul Munir, a Fire and Rescue Department Special Air Operations Team member, though she first needed to provide donated supplies. Hani planned to assemble 200 survival kits for the victims, filling them with sanitary pads, toothbrushes, underwear, slippers, instant noodles, ready-to-eat food, and solar-powered power banks.
Hani and dozens of other Malaysians who were in the mountainous region are still missing, with rescue efforts hindered by inaccessible roads.
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