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Families of the 55 missing Malaysians following the floods and landslides in Nepal, have demanded an immediate and detailed explanation from the government over critical discrepancies regarding last known search locations and DNA collection records.

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00:01Families of 55 Malaysians missing in Nepal are demanding an explanation over discrepancies
00:07in search locations and DNA collection records.
00:11Malaysia Solidarity – Families in Hope spokesperson Dr Manivanan Rathenam said on Tuesday that
00:19official updates continue to contradict information provided by relatives, particularly over changes
00:25to the victims' last known locations.
00:27He said the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team's current operational area
00:33did not match the last known locations of the missing Malaysians.
00:38He also highlighted conflicting statements on DNA samples, with the Foreign Minister saying
00:44all 55 had been collected on September 5, while an official update two days later said only
00:5154 had been processed.
00:54Dr Manivanan said families, who provided authorities with initial movement logs and communication
01:00records, had lost trust in the government's handling of the case.
01:05The group urged the government to clarify the basis for the updated search coordinates and
01:10resolve the inconsistencies over DNA testing.
01:23of the
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