SMART team lands in Kathmandu for Nepal disaster relief mission
KUALA LUMPUR: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team’s MAS01 contingent has landed safely in Kathmandu, Nepal, to begin its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission.
The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, known as MAS01, arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 5. The team touched down at Tribhuvan International Airport around noon local time. Within a few hours, they had finished their arrival procedures and mission protocols, which included logistics clearance and confirming the list of personnel on board, as reported by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) in a statement.
Nadma had earlier granted Nepal permission to send the team after flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-China border left several Malaysians stranded and unable to reach safety. The team is expected to head to the Malaysian embassy in Nepal for a briefing on the current situation. They will then work closely with the embassy and local emergency management agencies to finalize deployment arrangements. Nadma mentioned that daily updates will be shared between them and the Malaysian embassy in Nepal.
At present, the team is in good health and has reported no issues.
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