SINGAPORE : More Singaporeans, who were reportedly in the
tsunami-struck areas on Boxing Day, have been contacted.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, those uncontactable
have been narrowed from 51 on Monday to 30 on Tuesday
afternoon.
The number of Singaporeans dead remains at nine.
Twelve others are missing, all in Thailand.
As at 1pm on Tuesday, the number of Singaporeans that are now
contactable has increased to 1775.
The MFA requests that relatives and friends of Singaporeans who had
travelled to the affected areas, but who were uncontactable
earlier, to call the 24-hour Singapore Contact Centre.
The number to call is 6332 0000. - CNA