The Department has contacted the next of kin of the 27 Australian citizens known to be aboard MH17 and is offering counselling and consular support. We are still confirming with relevant authorities the nationality and identity of a number of other passengers. Australian officials are working with local authorities to assist with the recovery of Australians involved. A crisis specialist is preparing to travel to Kiev. If you have concerns for anyone who may have been on MH17, you should attempt to contact them directly. If you are unsuccessful in contacting them and still hold concerns for their welfare, you can call DFAT’s 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on + 61 2 6261 3305 from overseas, or within Australia on 1300 555 135. We have taken a large number of calls. Call waiting times have been reduced in most cases to a few minutes. All calls are important. Please call back if you can’t get through. The Malaysian Airlines website has information on the MH17 tragedy at malaysiaairlines/my/en/site/mh17.html
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:21:49 +0000
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