{
  "id": 5719207,
  "title": "11 SMART personnel depart for Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/11-smart-personnel-depart-for-nepal-5719207",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T04:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/05/11-smart-personnel-depart-for-nepal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An 11-person Malaysian Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) departed for Nepal this morning to aid in search and rescue (SAR) operations following floods and landslides. The team, led by commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa, is equipped with multi-skilled personnel specializing in search and rescue, drone operations, logistics, communications, and technical support. They are expected to remain in Nepal for 10 days, arriving in the country around 11am local time, before receiving an operational briefing and deployment to designated locations. The team will focus on assisting Malaysians affected by the disaster, potentially including a tunnel rescue operation, pending further briefing. The mission is primarily humanitarian, with the team bringing specialized equipment such as detection devices, communications systems, high-capacity drones, tunnel rescue tools, and a 4WD vehicle. The Malaysian government has pledged US$1 million in humanitarian aid, and 55 Malaysians remain uncontactable after the disaster on August 26. An additional 77 Malaysians, previously reported safe in Tibet and Nepal, have been transferred to Kathmandu for further processing before returning to Malaysia.",
  "summary": "National Disaster Management Agency director-general Meor Ismail Meor Akim says the mission is expected to last 10 days.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Smart team deployed to Nepal for humanitarian mission [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/updated-smart-team-deployed-to-nepal-for-humanitarian-mission-watch",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:15:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : 11 SMART Personnel Depart For Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/general-11-smart-personnel-depart-for-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:08:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "11 SMART personnel depart for Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/11-smart-personnel-depart-for-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:27:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}