Two Britons are among four tourists missing after diving trip in Malaysia | Malaysia

Malaysian authorities have been looking out on Thursday for 4 Europeans, together with two Britons, who disappeared throughout diving coaching off a southern island.

The divers are a 46-year-old British man, a 14-year-old British boy, an 18-year-old French girl and a 35-year-old girl from Norway.

The Malaysian maritime enforcement company mentioned the 4 went lacking whereas diving at an island 9 nautical miles (16.5km) off the coastal city of Mersing in southern Johor state.

The search started instantly after the vacationers went lacking on Wednesday afternoon earlier than being halted for the evening resulting from poor visibility. The search resumed early on Thursday.

Malaysia reopened its borders to foreigners on 1 April after they have been closed for greater than two years in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic. Malaysia’s immigration division mentioned greater than 55,000 foreigners entered the nation within the first 4 days for the reason that border opened.