Malaysia’s SMART team returns from Nepal humanitarian relief mission early this morning
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) returned to Malaysia early this morning after their Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission in Nepal. Commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa revealed that the team departed from Kathmandu on September 12, 2021, at 3 pm local time aboard a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) A400M aircraft.
They made a quick stopover in Kolkata, India, to refuel before arriving at RMAF Subang Air Base, where health screenings confirmed the wellbeing of all 11 team members.
Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan had previously informed that the team was expected to return on Saturday or Sunday. The equipment handed over to Nepal included drones, which were utilized for search operations in response to the flash floods and landslides. The SMART MAS01 team embarked on their mission on September 5, 2021, carrying 12.4 tonnes of search and rescue (SAR) equipment with them. Their successful completion of the mission in Nepal has now brought them home safely.
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