{
  "id": 5753600,
  "title": "Smart deployment to Nepal gives hope to families",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/smart-deployment-to-nepal-gives-hope-to-families",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1526263/smart-deployment-nepal-gives-hope-families"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) has arrived in Nepal, offering renewed hope to families searching for their missing loved ones. Eleven days after the disaster, families remain optimistic that those who have been unreachable will be found. Jamaliah Tengku Ismail, a 67-year-old family member, expressed her unwavering hope for her husband's return, praying for a miracle. The eleven-member Smart team set out for Nepal to join the humanitarian effort, staying for seven to ten days to aid in the rescue mission following the floods. Comprised of search and rescue specialists and drone operators, the team carried rescue and detection gear, communications equipment, high-capacity drones, specialized tunnel rescue tools, and vehicles aboard the Royal Malaysian Air Force A400M aircraft.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The deployment of Malaysia’s Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) to Nepal has renewed hope among families awaiting news of their missing loved ones.",
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  },
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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."
}