{
  "id": 3938127,
  "title": "‘I must do something’: Wife of missing Malaysian firefighter flies to Nepal to seek answers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/i-must-do-something-wife-of-missing-malaysian-firefighter-flies-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:03:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/28/i-must-do-something-wife-of-missing-malaysian-firefighter-flies-to-nepal-to-seek-answers/233068"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — Hani Othman, the wife of a missing Malaysian firefighter, arrived in Kathmandu today to seek updates on the search for her husband and others. With a determination to do more than simply cry, she chose to travel alone, confident that friends and acquaintances of her husband would be there to aid her. The Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu had been notified of her arrival. Hani detailed that she was informed of her husband, Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa, who was reported missing during a climbing expedition, along with Deputy Director of the Fire and Rescue Operations Division, Mohd Sani Harul. Before his disappearance, Fakhrul Munir had expressed his thoughts on the dangers of extreme mountaineering and the impacts of the Broad Peak disaster on social media. Meanwhile, M Vasanthi, whose sister M Venilla was also missing after traveling to Mount Kailash in Tibet, expressed her hope for her sister's safe return, emphasizing the emotional strain on her sister's three children. Of the 57 Malaysians unaccounted for following Nepal's recent floods, this figure was based on reports from family, friends, and employers as of 11pm on August 27.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 — The wife of a Fire and Rescue Department Special Air Unit officer, who was reported missing...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Afternoon Update: Anxious wait as Australians remain missing in Nepal, dolphin dies from bird flu, and The Full Monty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/afternoon-update-anxious-wait-as-australians-remain-missing-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:14:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘He called an hour before the floods hit’: 16 Telangana NRIs missing in Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/he-called-an-hour-before-the-floods-hit-16-telangana-nris-missing-in",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:43:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Nepal floods: List of 51 missing Malaysians released",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-list-of-51-missing-malaysians-released",
        "published": "2026-08-28T08:52:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "South Africans missing in Nepal tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/south-africans-missing-in-nepal-tragedy",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean rescue teams struggling to reach Nepal flood site as 9 remain missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/s-korean-rescue-teams-struggling-to-reach-nepal-flood-site-as-9",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:31:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "None of the Ukrainians missing in Nepal appear on fatality lists – MFA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/none-of-the-ukrainians-missing-in-nepal-appear-on-fatality-lists-mfa",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:48:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘I must do something’: Wife of missing Malaysian firefighter flies to Nepal to seek answers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/i-must-do-something-wife-of-missing-malaysian-firefighter-flies-to-3939446",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:03:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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