News - �Missing� family safe in Chennai

Four Malaysians who were originally listed as missing after last Sunday's tsunami in Chennai, South India, are safe and sound.



The family � husband and wife R. Shanmugam, 56, and S. Saraswathy, 50, along with their two children � will be flying home tomorrow, said Shanmugam�s younger brother Subramaniam.



�They called and said they were not affected,� he said when contacted yesterday.



According to Subramaniam, they were at a hill resort around 600km away from Chennai when the tsunami struck.



Malaysian consul-general in Chennai Mohd Yusof Ahmad confirmed that the family was safe, and said they were still trying to locate another missing person, identified as Elizabeth John.



He said anyone with information on her whereabouts could contact the Foreign Affairs Ministry at Wisma Putra at tel: 03-8887-4000.



Eight other Malaysians are also on the �missing persons� list � five in Phuket and three in Aceh.



Source: The STAR