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Malaysia's Foreign Ministry has not confirmed any casualties among Malaysian nationals following severe flooding in Nepal's Rasuwa District, though unverified reports circulate online. Wisma Putra has activated emergency protocols and urged the public to avoid speculation.
Nepal's Foreign Ministry has established an Emergency Response Team to manage the search for hundreds of foreign nationals missing after catastrophic flooding in Rasuwa district claimed 359 lives. Malaysian officials are still verifying how many citizens are unaccounted for.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry has clarified that the number of uncontactable citizens remains unchanged at 36 in China and 55 in Nepal, with three Malaysians involved in a mudslide at Gyirong Port already counted in existing figures.
Japan will deploy three helicopters, including a Chinook, to assist Indonesia's water-bombing operations against severe forest fires in Kalimantan. Operations begin September 10 as air pollution indices reach hazardous levels above 1,000.
Nepal is carefully reviewing whether to accept search and rescue help from additional countries following devastating floods in Rasuwa district that have killed at least 633 people. Malaysia has offered assistance through its special rescue team.
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations will send a four-person assessment team to Nepal on September 5 to coordinate relief efforts for flash flood victims. Fifty-seven Malaysians remain missing.