Earthquake In Cianjur Indonesia: No Malaysians Affected As of Now - Foreign Ministry

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Nov 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement Tuesday confirmed that so far, no Malaysians have been reportedly affected by the 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the Cianjur district, West Java in Indonesia on Monday. It said that Malaysians who required consular assistance or had any further questions could contact the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta. The Embassy of Malaysia in Jakarta can be reached at +62 21 5224947 for general inquiries and +62 813 8081 3036 for emergency matters after office hours or via email at mwjakarta@kln.gov.my. The earthquake was reported to have occurred yesterday at 1.21 pm local time in West Java, about 110 kilometres from Jakarta. The earthquake has reportedly claimed 162 lives so far, with a high amount of infrastructure damage. -- BERNAMA