PETALING JAYA: After rescuing hundreds of victims during the Hat Yai floods in 2025, United Sikhs Malaysia has now begun a rescue mission in Nepal.
Speaking to The Star from Kathmandu, Nepal, United Sikhs Malaysia vice-president Mandeep Singh said the team is currently procuring essential supplies before heading to ground zero on Sunday (Sept 6).
The team arrived in Kathmandu on Friday (Sept 4) night.
"Today (Sept 5), we will be spending the day in Kathmandu sourcing all the necessary purchases before heading to ground zero," he said, adding that the team has hired four-wheel-drive vehicles for their mission.
"Road conditions are very, very bad and dangerous. It is a landslide area and if it rains, we may not be able to see the road," he said.
The catastrophe has destroyed roads and bridges, cutting off access to certain areas.
"We are assessing the situation to find out more about the routes to ground zero as we have been told that roads and conditions there are very, very unpredictable," he said.
The team will also bring aid supplies with them.
Mandeep said that while every mission undertaken by United Sikhs has come with its own challenges, the situation in Nepal is expected to be particularly difficult.
As of Sept 4, the Foreign Ministry said 55 Malaysians remained uncontactable following the floods and landslides in Nepal and China.
The ministry said it was seeking verification through diplomatic channels with the Chinese government over a potential overlap between reports of Malaysians in Nepal and those in Tibet, China.
As at Sept 4, 1,294 people have died and 5,053 remain missing. Over 13,000 people had been rescued so far.
