KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- The wife of a Fire and Rescue Department’s Air Special Operations Unit (PASKUB) officer, who was reported missing in Nepal, has handed over all information and leads in her possession to the Nepalese authorities to help locate her husband as the search operation continues.
Hani Othman, who is in Nepal, confirmed that all relevant information, including sightings of two white four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicles believed to have been carrying her husband and his group before the tragedy, had been channelled directly to the Nepal Police.
Hani’s husband, Senior Fire Officer II (PBK II) Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa, in his 40s, affectionately known as Loe, was reported missing after the expedition team he was travelling with was caught in flooding, believed to have occurred in a valley in Rasuwa.
Also reported missing from the same expedition was Mohd Sani Harul, the deputy director of operations at the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM).
Hani said the local authorities are actively conducting investigations and search operations based on information received from various parties.
“All relevant information needs to be handed over to the Nepalese police and they are assisting in the investigation. Any new findings will first be communicated to the Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu.
“If the victims’ families have any additional information, we will continue to channel it to the embassy and the Nepalese Police for further action,” she said when contacted by Bernama today.
She said this in response to a social media post about the sightings of two 4WD vehicles believed to have been carrying her husband and his team before they were reported missing following the floods and landslides.
The Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu is in close contact with the local authorities to monitor the latest developments in the search operation from time to time.
A total of 55 Malaysians are still reported uncontactable following the disaster on Aug 26. Another 77 Malaysians, who were confirmed safe in Tibet and Nepal, have been brought to Kathmandu for processing before returning to Malaysia.
Anadolu Agency reported that the disaster’s death toll had risen to 1,220, while 4,762 people, including 844 foreign nationals, remained missing.
-- BERNAMA