Covid-19: 16 M'sians stranded in Brazil finally on their way home


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): It was a huge sigh of relief for 16 Malaysian tourists on board the Antartica-bound cruise ship, L’Austral, as they are finally on their way back to Malaysia, hours after being stranded in Port of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil since Sunday (March 22) morning.

First Secretary of the Embassy of Malaysia in Brasilia Norliyana Alias confirmed that the group has disembarked the French-based cruise ship on Sunday night.

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