Johor Bahru - Smelling rotting corpses and the possibility of vehicles entering the gorge is an unforgettable experience handful of volunteers from Johor who could offer help after the earthquake in Nepal recently.
R.Subramaniam, 46, one of the volunteers who participated in a humanitarian mission in Nepal recently said they had to go through the mountains with narrow streets to get to the village Sisakani, in Dhulikel district, about 75 kilometers from Kathmandu.
"In the event of shock when we move using a four wheel drive through the mountain areas, we are 100 percent confident going into the ravine a level altitude of approximately 13,000 feet," he said when told of their ordeal was told Bernama recently Here you are.
Father of three children were among the nine volunteers from Johor who was in Nepal, from 6 to 9 May for a humanitarian mission.
Subramaniam said that when he arrived at that location, there are more than 600 victims of the earthquake from several villages in the region have been collected in the area, just to get food and medical assistance.
Meanwhile, R. Shashithran, 39, could only pray when a group of volunteers who participated in this dangerous road.
"We can only pray to god to be kept away from danger and my mind is always on when the family members," he said.
Shashithran said that after an earthquake, not everyone is willing to fight for their lives through the streets of the danger, but their team still with a heart that condensed the challenge to ensure that assistance can reach those in need.
He also can not forget the smell of rotting bodies trapped in the rubble during the course of the group of volunteers to the village.
"In addition, through a hilly road, we scoured the river to get to the location you want to be," he said.
Despite the various risks to continue the mission, he was not tired to come back to continue the mission the second time in July.
Meanwhile, Datuk R. Muthusamy, a group of volunteers from the generator, said on the last mission, a total of RM350,000 funds collected and used to purchase food, clothing, tents and medicines.
"The second mission will be carried out later by the middle of July already accumulated funds of RM200,000," said Muthusamy, who is also the director of a local company.
In the second mission, 11 volunteers, including two neurological experts, will visit seven villages in the same area.
"We will open a mobile clinic that serves to treat the victims of the earthquake. We have promised the villagers to come back to bring medical aid to them," he said.
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