Smart team heads to Nepal on Saturday for flood SAR ops
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) is scheduled to depart for Nepal on Saturday to assist in search and rescue (SAR) operations following devastating floods in the country.
The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) is set to travel to Nepal on Saturday to aid in search and rescue operations following catastrophic floods. Nepal's government has granted permission for the team's entry after negotiations with the Foreign Ministry. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) announced that the team will leave from Subang Air Base on September 5 morning.
It was previously reported that 77 Malaysians rescued in Tibet and Nepal after last week's flash floods are being brought to Kathmandu for repatriation to Malaysia. However, government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil stated that 55 Malaysians remain missing and unaccounted for. In addition to the rescue mission, Malaysia will contribute US$1 million (RM4 million) to Nepal to help those impacted by the floods and aid in post-disaster recovery efforts.
The devastating floods hit Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts on August 26, likely caused by a glacier collapse.
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