Nepal quake: Embassy waiting for news of Malaysians
Bernama
April 25, 2015 20:35 MYT
April 25, 2015 20:35 MYT
OTHMAN: The Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu is checking all hospitals, clinics and shelters as well as get information from relevant parties to find out if any Malaysians have been affected.
The Malaysian Embassy in Kathmandu is seeking confirmation from the local authorities in Nepal whether any Malaysians were affected by the earthquake that hit the country today.
Foreign Ministry secretary-general Datuk Othman Hashim said the embassy would try to check all hospitals, clinics and shelters as well as get information from relevant parties to find out if any Malaysians have been affected.
"In such cases, Wisma Putra (the Foreign Ministry) has to wait for confirmation pending investigations conducted by our embassy officials in Kathmandu who will communicate directly with the police, hospitals, rescue teams and others in Nepal.
"Sometimes our Malaysian embassy officials will face difficulties in obtaining information at the scene or hospital because the situation due to the unforeseen disaster has not been brought fully under control yet," he told Bernama here.
He was commenting on the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Nepal near the capital Kathmandu and Pokhara city with the most recent report stating that more than 100 people had died in the disaster.
Othman assured that if there are any Malaysians involved, the embassy will seek assistance to find them.