Kochi (Kerala) [India], Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said it was "unfortunate" that the Central government did not allow her to travel to Kuwait to assist the people of the state affected in the tragic fire accident. In the Gulf country.
"It is very unfortunate that we did not get consent (to travel to Kuwait). More than half the people who died were from Kerala. Most of the people undergoing treatment are also from Kerala," George told reporters. " Today here at Cochin International Airport.The Kerala state government had called an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday and announced that George along with State Mission Director (NHM) Jeevan Babu would immediately travel to Kuwait to coordinate efforts from the state related to the treatment of those who were injured. Are there and will also take care. Repatriation of dead bodies.
A massive fire broke out in a six-storey building in Kuwait's Mangaf city on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people. The Indian Embassy said that of the 176 Indian workers housed at the facility, 45 died and 33 were hospitalised.
The victims include 23 from Kerala, seven from Tamil Nadu, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Odisha and one each from Bihar, Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Haryana.
“The embassy did not give us accurate data on the number of seriously injured people.The data we have collected from there is that a total of 7 people have been hospitalized and 4 of them are from Kerala, but this has not been announced officially. The purpose of my visit (to Kuwait) was that I wanted to be with the injured and bring their needs to the attention of the central government,'' George said today.
A special Indian Air Force plane carrying the bodies of 45 Indians who took off from Kuwait is expected to land here on Friday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep condolences and assured all possible assistance to the people affected by the tragedy.
India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Kuwati on Thursday and visited hospitals where the injured were admitted and interacted with Indian nationals undergoing treatment following the tragic fire incident in Mangaf.
"It is very unfortunate that we did not get consent (to travel to Kuwait). More than half the people who died were from Kerala. Most of the people undergoing treatment are also from Kerala," George told reporters. " Today here at Cochin International Airport.The Kerala state government had called an emergency cabinet meeting on Thursday and announced that George along with State Mission Director (NHM) Jeevan Babu would immediately travel to Kuwait to coordinate efforts from the state related to the treatment of those who were injured. Are there and will also take care. Repatriation of dead bodies.
A massive fire broke out in a six-storey building in Kuwait's Mangaf city on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people. The Indian Embassy said that of the 176 Indian workers housed at the facility, 45 died and 33 were hospitalised.
The victims include 23 from Kerala, seven from Tamil Nadu, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Odisha and one each from Bihar, Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Haryana.
“The embassy did not give us accurate data on the number of seriously injured people.The data we have collected from there is that a total of 7 people have been hospitalized and 4 of them are from Kerala, but this has not been announced officially. The purpose of my visit (to Kuwait) was that I wanted to be with the injured and bring their needs to the attention of the central government,'' George said today.
A special Indian Air Force plane carrying the bodies of 45 Indians who took off from Kuwait is expected to land here on Friday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep condolences and assured all possible assistance to the people affected by the tragedy.
India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh arrived in Kuwati on Thursday and visited hospitals where the injured were admitted and interacted with Indian nationals undergoing treatment following the tragic fire incident in Mangaf.
