Family appeals for Smart team to stay, continue Nepal search
GEORGE TOWN: The family of missing Malaysian hiker Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad Noor Hadi, 27, has urged the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) to continue the search and rescue (SAR) operation in Nepal.
GEORGE TOWN: The family of Malaysian hiker Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad Noor Hadi, 27, has pleaded with the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) to keep searching for him in Nepal. The family expressed disappointment and frustration after hearing that the Smart team engaged in the flood relief mission in Nepal would soon return to Malaysia.
Muhaimin and two friends, Muhammad Adib Haikal Awang Mansor and Muhammad Zaki Othman, went missing during a hike in Langtang Valley on Aug 26. His father, Noor Hadi Mohd Hassan, 62, questioned the withdrawal of the team, as he was unaware of the decision-making process. The family is uncertain about the extent of the search efforts, and Noor Hadi requested the government to find a resolution to the situation.
His mother, Zaleha Ariffin, 57, stated that she accepts whatever fate has been decided for her son but desires a clear conclusion to prevent indefinite waiting. Muhaimin's girlfriend informed the family via WhatsApp just before the incident occurred at 8:45am Nepal time, five minutes after their last conversation at 11am Malaysian time.
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