SERIAN (Sarawak): Six of seven Malaysians reported missing in Christchurch, New Zealand, in Tuesday's earthquake have been found alive and safe, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Richard Riot said Saturday.
He said based on the latest update emailed by his ministry and received at 1.10pm, the six Malaysians were identified as Anthony Das, Paulin Joseph, Tan Chin Pih, Celine Wong, Lin Siao Jin and Chon Siow Lim.
"However, Sandra Hii from Sibu, Sarawak, an employee at Christchurch's King's Education College, with permanent residence status, is still unaccounted for.
"Her next-of-kin have been informed," he told reporters after attending the Samarahan division's welfare services office briefing on monthly aid here.
He said the ministry's crisis management committee in Putrajaya had activated its operations room within a few hours of the earthquake. It is manned by 30 officers, at any one time.
A similar operations room has also been set up at the Malaysian mission in Christchurch.
As of Saturday, the death toll from the earthquake is at 123. The number of those reported missing stands at about 200, many of whom are believed to be foreigners.
Riot advised Malaysians who intended to study, work or travel abroad as tourists to register themselves at the Malaysian embassy or consulate in the respective countries to enable the ministry to trace them, in the event of untoward incidents.
He said the Malaysian Embassay in Christchurch had so far, contacted 70 of 246 Malaysians who had registered as staying there, adding that Malaysia would not despatch rescue teams to the disaster zone as the New Zealand government had said that teams from several countries were already on the ground.
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