Kuala lumpur: The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will ensure that the welfare of its two officers who remain uncontactable following flash floods in Rasuwa, Nepal last month is taken care of. Its director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad stated that the department had consulted the Public Service Department (PSD) on matters relating to the two officers' salaries and pensions.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the director-general mentioned that checks showed JBPM headquarters deputy director of the Planning and Research Division, Mohd Sani Harul, is due to retire on September 23. Meanwhile, the Central Region Academy officer, Mohd Fakhrul Munir Mohd Isa, still has many years of service remaining. 'We will refer the matter to PSD regarding their welfare,' he told reporters at the Public Sector Human Resource Management Conference.

The two officers were part of a group of 10 Malaysians who left for Nepal on August 24 with plans to travel to Everest Base Camp (EBC). The Foreign Ministry announced today that 55 Malaysians are still uncontactable following the floods and landslides in Nepal and China, with efforts to establish the status of each individual still ongoing.