KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian students affected by the floods that hit Queensland, in Australia, in the past few days are safe and have been evacuated to relief centres.
The Higher Education Ministry said in a statement issued here today that the students were evacuated with the help of the local authorities, other Malaysian students, as well as Malaysian permanent residents living in Queensland.
It also said the evacuation and welfare needs of the students were carried out in coordination with other agencies, including the Mara office in Australia, New Zealand Education and Training Office, as well as the office of the Malaysian high commissioner in Canberra.
Also involved are Petronas, the Higher Education Ministry, the Malaysian Students' Council of Australia (Masca), and Queensland Masca.
Apart from that, the Education Malaysia Australia (Ema) office is monitoring the flood situation and has advised other students affected by floods to evacuate to relief centres as electricity and water supplies have been cut off.
“It is also to facilitate monitoring and coordination by the authorities as well as the office of the Malaysian high commissioner in Canberra,” read the statement.
It said the Higher Education Ministry is always in touch with Ema and the office of the Malaysian high commissioner in Canberra to obtain the latest developments on the current situation and on action to be taken.
For any inquiry, students and parents can contact Ema at +61-484-570-400 (Muhammad Afiq) or +61-420-201-781 (Kartini), or the Higher Education Ministry’s operations room at 03-88706777/6949/6623/6628. – Bernama, March 2, 2022
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