PETALING JAYA: The wife of a missing Malaysian firefighter is joining a local disaster relief team to search for her husband and his expedition group, who remain unaccounted for following severe flooding in Nepal.
Hani, who flew to Nepal to track down her husband, Senior Fire Officer II Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa, confirmed Saturday (Sept 5) that she is joining forces with local non-governmental organisation Samundra/ Himalayan Leaders.
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"I am heading to the affected area from Nuwakot to Betrawati with the NGO," Hani shared in a Facebook post, documenting the team's preparations as they prepared to transport aid toward Trishuli.
Mohd Fakhrul, fondly known as "Loe," was caught in a flash flood while travelling through a valley in the Rasuwa district. Also reported missing from the same expedition is Fire and Rescue Department operations deputy director Mohd Sani Harul.
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While coordinating search efforts, Hani distributed public donations from Malaysians to flood victims and orphans in Kathmandu on behalf of the nine-member "Team Loe."
While handing out aid, she met the wife of the driver who had transported her husband's team. The driver and several other survivors had arrived in Kathmandu after being rescued from Timure on Friday.
"Throughout the time I have known them, they have all been good people — generous and always willing to help others," Hani said. "May Allah ease all efforts to locate them and protect them, wherever they may be."
