Families of 55 missing Malaysians in Nepal want moratorium to ease loans, insurance claims
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 27 — Families of 55 Malaysians still missing following the flash flood in Nepal have urged the gov...
Families of 55 missing Malaysians in Nepal have requested a special moratorium on their financial obligations to ease loan repayments, insurance claims, and estate management. Dr Manivannan Rethinam, spokesperson for Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH), expressed that the families are now facing significant challenges in accessing victims' accounts, assets, insurance coverage, and managing loans.
The moratorium, requested specifically for the 55 individuals still missing, aims to help families cope until death certificates are issued, and insurance claims and estate matters can be settled. The families attended a four-hour meeting with government agencies to discuss search and rescue operations, DNA sample management, legal processes, and documentation.
The families also sought a meeting with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to coordinate a comprehensive solution at the highest government level. Efforts to identify the victims include obtaining 98 DNA samples processed by Malaysia's Department of Chemistry, with three profiles sent to China following immigration records in Tibet. MASFIH urged consideration of sending DNA profiles of other group members if evidence suggests they were in the area.
Families questioned why the Malaysian team's search operations couldn't focus on the Rasuwagadhi area near the Nepal-Tibet border, where some missing individuals were last seen. The Nepalese government is considering ending the search phase and moving to the recovery and reconstruction phase, with no set date.
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