{
  "id": 6123391,
  "title": "Malaysian Sikh aid team reaches remote Nepal base after 16-hour journey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/malaysian-sikh-aid-team-reaches-remote-nepal-base-after-16-hour",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T09:18:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1527661/malaysian-sikh-aid-team-reaches-remote-nepal-base-after-16-hour-journey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A five-member team from United Sikhs Malaysia has successfully reached Dhunche in Nepal's Rasuwa district, situated near the Nepal-Tibet border, after a grueling 16-hour journey. The team is set to establish a base camp for a humanitarian mission, as confirmed by a Facebook update. They arrived at 11.14pm local time, which translates to roughly 1.30am Malaysian time, having departed from Kathmandu earlier that day.\n\nNavigating through challenging terrain, the team faced pitch-black roads without lampposts, and encountered difficulties near a roadside bridge where they momentarily became stuck. A volunteer shared in a video, \"We have been travelling from 7am and now we have been travelling for approximately 16 hours.\"\n\nThe team's journey commenced with a meeting yesterday with Smart team and Wisma Putra officials in Kathmandu to coordinate flood relief efforts. After unloading relief supplies at Dhunche, the team is prepared to venture off-road to Syapru Besi, located approximately 40km from the Nepal-Tibet border. They are expected to remain at the location for two weeks, focusing on reaching underserved and hard-to-access areas. It is anticipated that the team will provide essential supplies and temporary shelter materials to around 300 affected families.\n\nToday, Nepal observed a national day of mourning, 13 days following the Rasuwa flash floods that claimed over 1,355 lives. Currently, 17 Malaysians remain uncontactable in Rasuwa, while 5,500 people continue to be missing.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A five-member team from United Sikhs Malaysia has reached Dhunche in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, near the Nepal-Tibet border, where it will establish a base camp for a humanitarian mission.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Some Nepal villages so devastated, you’d think they never existed, says Malaysian relief volunteer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/some-nepal-villages-so-devastated-youd-think-they-never-existed-says",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:39:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}