SHAH ALAM, Sept 5 — Eleven members of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) departed for Nepal yesterday to support search-and-rescue (SAR) efforts after the massive August 26 floods and landslides.
According to a Sinar Harian report, SMART commander Abdul Manaf Che Isa, who is leading the mission, said the team will help with SAR operations and transporting supplies including communication equipment.
The team left the Subang Air Base at about 9am yesterday on a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) A400M aircraft.
The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) is coordinating the mission, which is among Malaysia’s humanitarian aid efforts to support Nepal’s disaster relief and rescue operations.
