Seven Singaporeans, instead of 7 as reported earlier, have been confirmed dead in the tsunami disaster.

According to the latest figure released by the Foreign Ministryon Tuesday night, another 15 people are missing, which is three more than the day before, while the number of the uncontactable isdown to 24.

The ministry said that work concerning the United Nations Regional Coordination Center in Singapore, a one-stop center for aid coming into the region, is in progress with the situation and logistics planning center already in place.

Local media reports said on Tuesday that 32 shipping containersfilled with relief supplies including medicine, clothing, food andmineral water, have left Singapore for disaster-hit areas.

Both the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and shipping lines are handling these emergency supplies free of charge in support ofthe relief effort.

As requests for transportation of relief supplies have been increasing, more containers are expected to leave Singapore in thecoming days, reports said.

Singapore's National Volunteer and Philanthropy Center launchedon Tuesday a 24-hour hotline for disaster-relief volunteers and will match them according to the needs of various organizations.