Smart team deployed to Nepal for humanitarian mission
SHAH ALAM: An 11-man team from Malaysia’s Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) departed today to take part in a humanitarian mission in Nepal.
An 11-man team from Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) has departed for Nepal to assist in search-and-rescue operations following devastating floods. The team, led by Smart commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa, left Subang Air Base aboard a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) A400M aircraft.
The mission aims to help locate 55 Malaysians still reported uncontactable. According to The Vibes, the team will be equipped with high-capacity drones and specialised equipment to support operations led by the Nepalese authorities.
A separate 15-strong specialist drone team, which includes 10 Fire and Rescue NSW personnel from Australia, has also arrived in Kathmandu to assist with search efforts, as reported by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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