MFA Press Statement (14 Jan 2005@1800Hrs): Update on the Aftermath of Tsunami and Earthquake
MFA Press Statement (14 Jan 2005@1800Hrs): Update on the Aftermath of Tsunami and Earthquake
The latest update on the status of Singaporeans in the areas affected by the tsunami is as follows:
STATUS OF SINGAPOREANS IN AFFECTED AREAS
Country
Contactable
Uncontactable*
Missing**
Dead
Total
Thailand
1127
4
13
6
1150
India
218
1
0
1
220
Malaysia
148
0
0
0
148
Bangladesh
16
0
0
0
16
Myanmar
38
0
0
0
38
Sri Lanka
175
0
0
2
177
Indonesia
47
5
2
0
54
Maldives
46
0
0
0
46
Total
1815
10
15
9
1849
List updated as of 14 Jan 05 at 1700 hrs
Note
*Uncontactable - persons who were known to be in the general vicinity of the affected areas and whom families and MFA are unable to reach.
**Missing - definite information that persons may have been swept away, or were known to be in an area that was badly devastated.
We request relatives and friends of Singaporeans,who were known to have travelled to the disaster-stricken areas and uncontactable earlier but who have since been contacted, to call the 24-hour Singapore Contact Centre at Tel: 6332-0000, to give details of the whereabouts of such persons.
