CORONAVIRUS | This comes after 372 flew out of Tamil Nadu on two chartered planes on Saturday night.
| Malaysia is waiting for the Indian government's permission to organise six more special flights to evacuate hundreds of Malaysians stranded in India while 372 flew out of Tamil Nadu on two chartered planes on Saturday night.
"The priority was given to women, children and those unwell. We received approval for these two flights on Saturday and we assisted those requiring urgent evacuation. There are still hundreds of people waiting in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli for evacuation," a person from the Malaysian consulate in Chennai told"Only those who came to India with return tickets issued by any airline were allowed on the two chartered flights," he said.
As of Sunday afternoon, 346 Malaysians in Delhi and other places in north India had registered for evacuation, and 1,228 were stuck in Chennai, while 37 needed evacuation from Mumbai.
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