Kuwait fire Tragedy: indian air Force's Hercules arrived with 31 bodies

 Kerala angry over not being allowed to go to kuwait, latest update in 5 points

Kuwait fire Tragedy: 45 indians have been confirmed dead in the fire in the building in Mangaf, kuwait, out of which the bodies of 31 South indian citizens have reached Cochin Airport.

Kuwait fire Tragedy: indian air Force's Hercules arrived with 31 bodies, kerala angry over not being allowed to go to kuwait, latest update in 5 points

Indian air Force plane brought the bodies of indians victims of kuwait fire Tragedy (Photo-ANI)

Kuwait fire Tragedy: Out of the 45 indian citizens who died in the fire in the building in Mangaf, kuwait, the bodies of 31 have reached Cochin international airport in kerala on friday morning. These bodies, which were brought by the indian air Force's Hercules 130-J aircraft, have been brought back after conducting dna tests in Kuwait. However, in the meantime, politics has started in the country regarding the efforts of the indian government in Kuwait. kerala government's health minister Veena George has accused the Modi government of not allowing her to go to kuwait to help the people of her state. Apart from the government of india, their state governments, Lulu Group, a leading business group of gulf countries, has also announced financial help for the people killed in the accident. This group belongs to kerala resident Yusuf Ali.

Let us know the latest updates related to this accident in 5 points-

1. Bodies of people from kerala, tamil Nadu and karnataka have come by plane

Bodies of people from kerala, karnataka and tamil Nadu have been brought from kuwait to Cochin airport by air Force plane. Out of the 31 bodies that came in the plane, 23 were from kerala, 7 from tamil Nadu and 1 from Karnataka. kerala minister K., who was present at the airport. Rajan said, 'Complete arrangements have been made to receive all the bodies coming from the plane. Since kerala is the most affected, we had appealed to the Ministry of External Affairs to send the plane directly here.'

2. Ambulances have been kept ready in advance, bodies will be sent directly to the victims' homes

The plane carrying the bodies from kuwait reached Cochin airport at around 10 am. kerala health minister Veena George said, 'We have made all the preparations. Everything will be done in minimum time. We are only waiting for the official process to be completed. Everything is numbered. All ambulances are numbered and all ambulances have been given names and addresses. Everything is going on in coordination with the police.'

3. kerala health minister furious over not being allowed to go to Kuwait

Kerala health minister Veena George is furious over the fact that she has not been allowed to go to Kuwait. She has called it unfortunate. He said, 'It is very unfortunate that we have not been allowed to go to Kuwait. More than half of the dead are from Kerala. Most of the injured undergoing treatment are also from Kerala. The indian Embassy has not yet announced how many injured are being treated in Kuwaiti hospitals. According to unofficial information, about 30 people from kerala are being treated, out of which 7 are admitted in ICU. It is unfortunate that we are not allowed to go there and help our people.'

4. people from these states are included among the dead

49 people have been confirmed dead in this accident in kuwait, out of which 45 are from india and three are residents of the Philippines. Kuwaiti authorities have identified them after conducting dna tests. The deceased include 23 from kerala, 1 from karnataka, 3 from Andhra Pradesh, 7 from tamil Nadu, 1 from Bihar, 1 from Odisha, 1 from Maharashtra, 1 from Jharkhand, 1 from Haryana, 1 from punjab and 1 from West Bengal, besides 3 from Uttar Pradesh. According to the Uttar Pradesh State Relief Commissioner's Office, praveen Madhav Singh of Varanasi, Jairam Gupta and Angad Gupta of Gorakhpur have died in the kuwait accident.

The Modi government had sent a delegation led by minister of State for External Affairs kirti vardhan singh to kuwait on thursday to bring back the bodies of its citizens and help the injured Indians. kirti vardhan singh had met Kuwait's Foreign minister Abdullah ali Al-Yahya Al-Sabah and health minister ahmed Abdelwahab ahmed Al-Awadi and urged them to expedite the dna test of the bodies. After this, he also visited several hospitals and met the injured Indians. The Kuwaiti police had blamed electrical short circuit for this fire. Also, a Kuwaiti citizen and several foreign nationals have been arrested on charges of killing and injuring people due to negligence in safety measures.

5. After the kuwait government, Lulu Group also announced financial assistance

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has announced financial assistance to the people who died in the accident. Modi government has already announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of the deceased. kerala has announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased. Now gulf countries are giving financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased.