尼泊尔洪灾54名马来西亚人仍失联：家属提九项优先诉求 安华允带入内阁讨论
吉隆坡——今年8月26日，尼泊尔拉苏瓦县及尼泊尔与西藏边境地区发生山洪与泥石流，道路、桥梁与通讯大面积受损，至今仍有54名马来西亚人失联。失联者家属组织「马来西亚团结：希望中的家庭」（MASFIH）10月20日提出九项优先诉求，要求政府统筹处理家属面对的法律、财务等援助问题。据八度空间华语新闻报道，家属表示，首相安华已承诺把他们的建议带到内阁讨论。
失联者的法律身份未明，是家属面对的首要难题：灾后失踪者须等待多久才可获签发死亡证明、凭以办理银行与保险手续，不同渠道先后出现45天、3年以至12年等不同说法，家属要求当局给出清晰一致的说明。外交部长 Mohamad Hasan 10月17日表示，尼泊尔政府正争取修订该国法律，以加快为54名失联的马来西亚人签发死亡证明书；即使最终无法修法，尼方也会制定特别条款处理。他指出，有关证明对家属处理银行、保险等事务至关重要。
财务方面，家属代表10月12日与国家银行（国行 BNM）及金融机构代表会面，申请让合资格贷款享有六个月暂缓还款，并建议期间暂停计算利息或融资利润、免除逾期费用及罚款。MASFIH 发言人 Manivannan Rethinam 表示，会面后获告知，在进一步决定作出前，不会向相关家属采取催收行动或拨打催还电话；家属团体同时建议各金融机构委任资深联络员，减少家属重复提交文件及与不同人员沟通的负担，并寻求总检察署协助，寻找让家属查询失联者贷款与资产资料的合法机制。若失联者法律身份问题仍未解决，家属申请把宽限期再延长六个月。
外交部10月3日证实，一名此前失联的马来西亚人于失联37天后自行前往马来西亚驻加德满都大使馆，核实身份后于10月2日平安返马，失联人数由55人减至54人。据报道，54名失联者分属5个旅行群组。尼泊尔国家灾害风险降低及管理局9月30日宣布搜救行动结束、转入搜索及善后阶段后，外交部表示将继续逐一核实每宗个案，并促请公众及媒体尊重家属隐私，避免对尚未确认的个案作出揣测。首相安华10月2日曾表示，尼泊尔首相已保证就确认失联者状况提供全面合作，并同意为相关行政与法律程序提供便利。
54 Malaysians Still Missing After Nepal Floods: Families Present Nine Priorities, Anwar to Take Them to Cabinet
KUALA LUMPUR — Fifty-four Malaysians remain missing after flash floods and landslides struck Nepal's Rasuwa district and the Nepal-Tibet border area on August 26, destroying roads, bridges and communications. On October 20, the Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (MASFIH), a group representing the missing travellers' relatives, proposed nine key priorities calling for coordinated government help with the legal and financial problems the families face. According to 8TV Mandarin News, the families said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had promised to take their proposals to the cabinet for discussion.
The missing travellers' unresolved legal status is the families' most pressing difficulty: accounts of how long they must wait before death certificates can be issued — needed to deal with banks and insurers — have ranged from 45 days to three years and even 12 years, and the families want a clear, consistent answer. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on October 17 that Nepal's government is seeking to amend its laws to expedite death certificates for the 54 Malaysians, and that if the amendment fails, special provisions will be made. He said the certificates are essential for families to manage banking and insurance matters.
On finances, family representatives met Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and financial institutions on October 12, seeking a six-month moratorium on eligible loans, with interest and financing charges paused and late fees waived during the period. MASFIH spokesman Manivannan Rethinam said the families were told no debt-collection action or repayment calls would be made against them pending further decisions. The group also asked each institution to appoint a senior liaison officer so families do not have to repeat paperwork with different officers, and sought the Attorney General's Chambers' help in finding a lawful way for families to access the missing persons' loan and asset information. If the legal-status question remains unresolved, the families have asked for the moratorium to be extended by a further six months.
Malaysia's Foreign Ministry confirmed on October 3 that one Malaysian who had been uncontactable for 37 days reached the Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu and returned home safely on October 2, reducing the number still unaccounted for from 55 to 54; the 54 are reported to belong to five travel groups. After Nepal's disaster authority ended search-and-rescue operations on September 30 and moved to a search-and-recovery phase, the ministry said it would keep verifying each case, and asked the public and media to respect the families' privacy and avoid speculation. Anwar said on October 2 that Nepal's prime minister had assured full cooperation in determining the missing Malaysians' status and agreed to facilitate administrative and legal procedures for the families.
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图片来源：尼泊尔喜马拉雅山区（资料图）。照片：Jmhullot 等／Wikimedia Commons（CC BY 3.0）。The Himalayas in Nepal (file photo). Photo: Jmhullot et al. / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).
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