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 awaiting approval from Nepal to send DNA experts to assist in identifying the bodies of disaster victims in Nepal. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Malaysia had requested the deployment, with DNA identification to commence after search and rescue operations conclude. The experts are needed to match DNA samples from recovered bodies with those provided by families of Malaysian citizens still unaccounted for.
Bodies have been recovered but buried due to a lack of facilities, and DNA matching will only be possible post-SAR operations. Mohamad informed a press conference that DNA samples from 55 Malaysian citizens missing after floods and landslides in Nepal had been collected. The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART), currently en route to Nepal, will aid in locating missing victims.
SMART MAS01 team, consisting of 11 members and carrying 12.4 tonnes of equipment, arrived in Kathmandu today and completed necessary procedures.
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