Eight Filipinos were feared dead, while one was reported missing and four were injured after a tsunami slammed into Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.
The injured Filipinos were confined at local hospitals in Phuket, said Gilbert Asuque, the foreign affairs department spokesman, quoting Ambassador Antonio Rodriguez in Thailand.
Asuque said they will disclose the identities of the injured once their relatives have been informed.
Meanwhile, the department said it is still confirming the nationalities of eight male fatalities with Filipino-sounding names, while checking with the passport division of Thailand.
He also confirmed a Filipina was reported missing in Phuket. She is the mother of one of those injured.
Asuque said they will update the public on the matter later Tuesday as soon as further information is obtained.
Sunday's undersea earthquake of epic power near Indonesian island of Sumatra sent huge deadly walls of water crashing down on beaches in eight countries, reportedly killing more than 25,000 people.