00:01The next of kin of Malaysians still unaccounted for following floods and landslides in Nepal
00:07have been asked to undergo DNA testing to assist in identifying victims.
00:13During a closed-door briefing by the Foreign Ministry on Sunday,
00:17families were advised to undergo the tests at their respective police contingent headquarters
00:22from Monday following official notification. The DNA samples will be used to cross-reference
00:29and identify victims of the disaster in Chitwan, Nepal.
00:3357-year-old Sivakumar Kalimutu, who is still awaiting news of his wife,
00:3957-year-old Kalai Matikarupaya, said his family had been informed about the DNA testing.
00:46The IPD will call us for DNA testing.
00:50There are animals that have been seen, but they have been planted.
00:54There is no facility to save for long, so they have taken DNA.
00:59The IPD will contact us to take DNA, so I have to take the DNA.
01:03Sivakumar said his three children, who are in Singapore, Langkawi and Selangor,
01:08were grieving but remained hopeful that their mother would be found safe.
01:13He said Kalai Matikarupaya was among 17 Malaysian tourists traveling to Kailash for prayers.
01:44Sivakumar said he continued to pray for his wife's safety and hope to bring her home.
01:48Meanwhile, the brother of Malaysian fireman Mohamed Fakhrul Munir, Mohamed Issa,
01:54who remains uncontactable in Nepal,
01:56will join the Malaysian Special Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team SMART mission to the country.
02:03Mohamed Saiful Munir, 46, said he would participate in the rescue operation
02:08to contribute to the rescue effort.
02:10He said he hoped his presence there would provide some relief to his family,
02:14who are still waiting for news of Mohamed Fakhrul.
02:18We will try to do it.
02:20We will pray to the government.
02:21Thank you for the government for giving us a visit.
02:24I am as a pastor, but personally, I have a skin in there.
02:28So, I hope that it is a good thing to bring us,
02:31because we can enter the country to provide the support of our own.
02:36Floods and landslides struck Nepal's Rasuwa district on Wednesday,
02:41killing hundreds, displacing communities and damaging homes and critical infrastructure.
02:46A United States Geological Survey, USGS Analysis,
02:51suggested a Himalayan glacial collapse may have triggered the disaster,
02:56generating energy equivalent to a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.
03:00As of Sunday evening, more than 700 people had been reported dead,
03:05while thousands remained unaccounted for.
