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We have contacted 119 more Singaporeans, bringing
the total number of contacted Singaporeans to 1433
as at 1200 hours today. 125 Singaporeans remain
uncontactable in Phuket and 83 in other affected
areas. Our consular teams on the ground continue
their efforts to locate and assist missing and
uncontactable Singaporeans.
The death toll and number of missing Singaporeans
affected by the tsunamis remain at seven and 18
respectively.
The status of Singaporeans affected by the tsunamis
is indicated in the attached table.
We request relatives and friends of Singaporeans who
were known to have travelled to the
disaster-stricken areas and were earlier
uncontactable but who have since succeeded in making
contact with them to call the 24-hour Singapore
Contact Centre at Tel: 6332-0000 to give details of
their whereabouts.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
31 DECEMBER 2004 |
FACTSHEET
THE TSUNAMI DISASTER
Contact Centre details
1. The Contact Centre in Singapore is at:
Location:
The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA)
Headquarters
10th floor ICA Building
10 Kallang Road (next to
Lavender MRT Station)
Telephone hotline:
6332 0000 (no change)
Opening hours:
The Centre will open for 24 hours, for as long as it is
needed.
Access:
Access to the 10th floor, ICA Building will be
restricted to families and friends of Singaporeans known
to have traveled to the affected areas and are still not
accounted for. Relatives are requested to bring along a
recent photo of the person they are looking for to help
in the identification process.
Staff Available:
The Centre will be staffed by Home Team officers,
including ICA and Police officers. They will be
supported by consular officers from MFA and volunteer
counselors.
The Contact Centre at Phuket
is at:
Treetops
Arasia
125 Moo
3, Srisoo Thorn
Tambol
Cherntalay,
Amphur
Thalang
Phuket
83110
Tel :
+66 76271269
+66 76325028
Fax:
+66 76271268
Donations
2. We encourage Singaporeans to channel their
assistance primarily through agencies such as the
Singapore Red Cross (SRC).
3. At this point in time, what is most needed in
the disaster hit areas are clean water and food,
medication, and proper sanitation. Medical personnel,
such as doctors and nurses, are also needed.
4. We encourage Singaporeans who want to help,
to give monetary donations. These donations can then be
used to buy much needed food and water supplies and
medication in the affected countries.
5. Singaporeans who have
specialised skills, such as doctors, nurses, can
also come forward to help. If you would like to offer
your expertise to help out in the affected countries,
you can register with the National Volunteer and
Philanthropy Centre, or NVPC in short. NVPC will then
discuss with you on how you can help.
NVPC’s contact details are
as follows:
National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)
Hotline: 63250965 (9 am to 6 pm, effective 31 Dec 04)
E-mail: info@nvpc.org.sg
Website: www.nvpc.org.sg
Fax: 6221 0625
MINISTRY
OF HOME AFFAIRS
30 DECEMBER 2004
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