KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 ― There is no time-frame for counseling services provided by the Social Welfare Department for the families of passengers and crew of the doomed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 and Flight MH17.
Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said the families could obtain counseling, as long as they needed.
“Should family members of MH370 and MH17 passengers and crew need counseling at any time, the ministry will provide a counselor.
“The counseling services are not limited to these families, but also members of the public who need it,” said the MCA vice-president at a news conference in Wisma MCA here today.
Flight MH370 was carrying 239 passengers and crew to Beijing when it went missing from the radar screen after taking off from the KL International Airport (KLIA) on March 8.
A total of 38 passengers and 12 crew on board MH370 were Malaysian. Efforts to locate MH370 are still underway and involve several countries.
Meanwhile, MH17 was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed in east Ukraine, near the Russian border on July 17.
The aircraft was carrying 298 people ― 283 passengers and 15 crew ― when it was believed to have been shot down.
A total of 43 individuals, including 15 crew were Malaysian. ― Bernama
