Members of KHHH and KCH waiting at the Kuching International Airport for the arrival of their fellow hashers. – Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi.
KUCHING: Nine Sarawakians who went on an expedition to Nepal last week returned safely to Kuching this morning via Kuala Lumpur.
Eight of them are members of the Kuching Hash Harriers House (KHHH) while one of them belongs to the Kuching City Hash (KCH). They were Tan Chee Hiong, Chai Ngim Phim, Teo Thuan Kong, Liew Jiew Hee, Jong Kian Chin, Liew Jiew Khiong, Liew Yun Song, Thon Loi Fung and Kho Chiang Boo.
When Nepal was rocked by a violent earthquake on Sunday (Apr 25) they were in the midst of jungle trekking at Langtang National Park, located just 32km north of the Kathmandu valley.
Sarawakians among other climbers waiting to be airlifted at Langtang National Park hours after the earthquake happened. – Photo courtesy of one of the returnees.
Michael Tan who led the expedition described the incident as one he will never forget for the rest of his life.
“We were trekking through the park when we suddenly heard a loud rumble. I quickly shouted to the rest of the team to look up constantly while looking for a place to hide. Avalanches and rocks we rolling from the mountains and we had no choice but to act fast,” he added.
To their luck the team managed to find a huge rock to hide and shield themselves as they waited for everything to settle down.
Chai Ngim Phim (left) being given a warm welcome home. – Photo by Muhammad Rais Sanusi.
According to Bernama, 104 Malaysians onboard a C-130 RMAF aircraft who left Kathmandu, Nepal last night arrived at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) base in Subang, here at 12.30am this morning.
The C-130 RMAF aircraft left the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal carrying the Malaysians who were not affected by the massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake that devastated the country on Saturday.