Malaysia deploying DNA experts to identify disaster victims, pending Nepal’s go-ahead
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 —Malaysia is awaiting approval from the Nepalese government to deploy deoxyribonuc...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — Malaysia is waiting for Nepal's permission to send DNA specialists to help identify the bodies of victims from the recent disaster, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan announced. The DNA analysis would commence once search and rescue operations are completed, according to Hasan. The aim is to match the DNA samples from the recovered victims with those provided by the families of the missing Malaysian citizens.
Hasan noted that bodies have been recovered but hastily buried because of limited facilities. On Saturday, he had revealed that DNA samples had been collected from the families of the 55 Malaysians still missing after the floods and landslides in Nepal. SMART, the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, is currently on its way to Nepal to aid in the search for the missing.
The team, which arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, consists of 11 members and officers carrying 12.4 tonnes of rescue equipment.
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