17 Malaysians return from Lombok
Published on: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
By: Bernama
SEPANG: A group of 17 Malaysians who were in Lombok, Indonesia when it was struck by an earthquake on Sunday, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) here, Tuesday.
They arrived on an Air Asia flight at 3.30pm (pic).
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They were greeted upon arrival by the Foreign Ministry’s deputy secretary-general (Bilateral Relations), Raja Datuk Nushirwan Zainal Abidin.
The earthquake triggered a landslide killing two Malaysians, Datin Tai Siew Kim and Lim Sai Wah.
The Foreign Ministry in a statement said the remains of the deceased victims were expected to arrive on a Garuda aircraft from Indonesia, this evening.
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The Malaysians were reported to be in the Tiu Kelep Senaru Waterfall when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the island, followed by an aftershock with a 5.2-magnitude. - Bernama
