{
  "id": 3945678,
  "title": "Nepal floods: Wife flies to Kathmandu to search for missing firefighter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nepal-floods-wife-flies-to-kathmandu-to-search-for-missing-firefighter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:40:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1520812/nepal-floods-wife-flies-kathmandu-search-missing-firefighter"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hani Othman, the wife of a reported missing Fire and Rescue Department Special Air Unit officer in Nepal, flew to Kathmandu today to gather updates on the search efforts. Determined to stay informed, she chose to travel alone rather than remain at home, stating, \"I decided to take the initiative myself to get an update because I cannot simply stay at home and cry. I must do something.\" Hani informed Bernama that she has friends and acquaintances of her husband in Kathmandu who are prepared to assist her. Her husband, Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa, was reported missing during a climbing expedition. Another Malaysian, M Vasanthi, whose sister M Venilla was also traveling to Mount Kailash in Tibet when the incident occurred, expressed her hope that her sister would be found safe. Vasanthi, whose sister's children are struggling emotionally, has decided to stay with them in Puchong. The Foreign Ministry reported that 57 Malaysians remain uncontactable following the major floods in Nepal.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of a Fire and Rescue Department Special Air Unit officer reported missing in Nepal flew to Kathmandu today to seek updates on the search for her husband.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "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."
}