Helicopter search fails to find 17 missing Malaysians in Nepal
KUALA LUMPUR: A helicopter search for 17 Malaysians missing following flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has failed to find any trace of the group or the six vehicles they were travelling in.
A search by helicopter for 17 Malaysians who went missing after flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa district has come up empty, according to a representative from Fishtail Tours & Travels. The helicopter circled the area four times, scouring the site and downstream for 30 kilometers, but found no trace of the group or their six vehicles.
The flood's power was so strong, it left no visible remains of the homes close to the water's path, according to Roshan Panday. The search team also checked a nearby forest, but it seems unlikely the group reached that area. The agency also sent 20 staff members to hospitals to search for injured members of the group, yet none were found.
Bodies recovered from the disaster have been checked, but none have been confirmed as members of the missing group. The group of 33 people - 17 Malaysians, two Americans, a Briton, and seven Nepalese crew members - were traveling to a high-altitude destination when the flood struck on September 1. The search continues.
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