GEORGE TOWN, Aug 31 — The family of Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad Noor Hadi, who has reportedly remained unreachable following flash floods and landslides in the Nepal-Tibet border area in Nepal last Wednesday, hopes that the hiker will be found safe.

His father, who wished to be known as Noor Hadi, said the family was now waiting for the latest updates from the authorities after being informed about the situation in Nepal and other developments.

He said the family, who live in Taman Tun Sardon, Gelugor, here, were currently in Kuala Lumpur to follow developments concerning Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad, who works with the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department (ICU JPM) Penang, through Wisma Putra.

“Yesterday, family members attended a meeting with Wisma Putra to obtain information about Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad, and until now, we have also not received any phone calls or messages from him in Nepal.

“We hope that he will be found safe. We are constantly praying for his safety, and together with the mosque, we have also held a special prayer and recitation of Surah Yasin for him,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.

Abdul Hadi said his son left for Nepal last week with two friends to undertake a hiking expedition in Langtang Valley and was scheduled to return to Malaysia today.

Meanwhile, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the Penang government was prepared to consider appropriate forms of assistance for the families of two hikers from the state who were reported missing while hiking in Langtang Valley, Nepal, last Wednesday.

He said the state government would also obtain relevant information, including contacting the Penang Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department (ICU JPM), where the two hikers work as engineers and see how they can help.

Chow said this after the state-level National Day celebration at Padang Kota Lama here today.

Yesterday, family members and friends of the three Malaysian hikers reported missing following flash floods and landslides in the Nepal-Tibet border area last Wednesday continued to hope that they would be found safe.

Two of the climbers are Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad, 27, from Gelugor, and Muhammad Zaki Othman, 29, reportedly from Kubang Semang, Bukit Mertajam, while Muhammad Adib Haikal Awang Mansor, 27, is from Kulim, Kedah.

In a post on the Threads application, a friend of the three hikers appealed to the public to continue praying for their safety.

According to the post by user emyliatahar, the group’s last message was received at 10.42am (Malaysian time) on Aug 26, the day of the incident, with their last known location around the Bhote Koshi area. — Bernama