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DNA samples from the families of 55 Malaysians still unaccounted for following floods and landslides in Nepal have been obtained, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

The Foreign Minister said the samples would be sent to Nepal for authorities there to conduct DNA matching, a process expected to take some time given the large number of victims involved.

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00:00All DNA samples from the next of kin of 55 Malaysians still unaccounted for following
00:07floods and landslides in Nepal have been obtained. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan
00:14said the samples will be sent to Nepal for DNA matching by local authorities. He said the process
00:21is expected to take some time due to the large number of victims involved. Malaysia is also
00:28prepared to send experts from the Department of Chemistry to assist Nepal with the DNA identification
00:34process if required.
00:36Many countries will also send DNA samples to Nepal to help the power of Nepal to make sure
00:47and improve the process of DNA samples that have been taken from the close family.
00:55He said the Nepalese government has been providing excellent cooperation to the Malaysian embassy
01:01in Kathmandu in obtaining the latest information on Malaysians affected by the disaster.
01:07The ministry receives daily updates on the search operation and situation on the ground,
01:13while the next of kin are contacted regularly whenever there are new developments.
01:25These circumstances are not available to people who have had found yet to find the
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