Two fire officers among Malaysians still uncontactable in Nepal

Two officers were part of a group of 10 Malaysians who left for Nepal on Monday night and were travelling to Everest Base Camp (EBC).

27 Aug 2026 03:36pm
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug 27, 2026. - (Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP)
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug 27, 2026. - (Photo by PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR – Two Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) officers are among the Malaysians who remain uncontactable following flash floods in Rasuwa, Nepal.

JBPM director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad said they were its Planning and Research Division deputy director Mohd Sani Harul and Central Region Academy officer Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa.

He said the two officers were part of a group of 10 Malaysians who left for Nepal on Monday night and were travelling to Everest Base Camp (EBC).

"One is a senior fire officer and the other is a fire officer. They were on their way to EBC. They were not climbing, but travelling by jeep along the Tibet route,” he told Bernama when contacted today.

He added that Mohd Fakhrul Munir was among those who took part in the ‘Bomba de Everest Mencari Hati Emas’ charity climbing expedition to Mount Everest in 2025.

Wisma Putra said in a statement today that families had been unable to contact more than 50 Malaysian travellers in Nepal following Wednesday's devastating floods, in which hundreds of foreigners and Nepalese remained unaccounted for. – BERNAMA

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