No reports of Malaysian victims so far – Embassy

JAKARTA: There has been no reports so far of Malaysian victims in Saturday’s tsunami disaster in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, according the Malaysian Embassy here.

In a statement here yesterday, the embassy said it was monitoring the situation and urged Malaysians who are affected and require consular assistance to contact the officer on duty at + 62 813 80813036.

“So far there are no reports of Malaysian victims,” it said.

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency Data Information and Public Relations head Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that Kabupaten, Pandeglang, Lampung Selatan and Serang were the worst hit.

He said the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency was still studying what actually caused the tsunami and that it could have been due to underwater landslides following the eruption.

Meanwhile, in Putrajaya, the Foreign Ministry ( Wisma Putra), in a statement issued later, urged Malaysians in the disaster area to remain calm and follow local news reports to keep updated.

Wisma Putra also gave additional contact details for consular assistance.

Contact numbers for Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta are + 62215224947 and + 6281380813036.

Alternatively, e-mail to mwjakarta@ kln.gov.my or jkonsular@ gmail.com.