Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Friday said that the Ministry of External Affairs did an “extraordinary” job in overseeing the efforts for the safe treatment of the Indians injured in the Kuwait fire incident which claimed at least 49 lives.
He also said that he would be receiving the remains of the Malayalees who died in the tragic fire incident and that he had cancelled his other plans for the day.
Meanwhile, Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan said that in Kochi the bodies of 23 Malayalees, 7 Tamilians and one person from Karnataka would be received before the flight carrying the mortal remains of the other Indians who died in the fire goes to Delhi.
The Department of Non-Resident Keralites’ Affairs (NORKA) has arranged for ambulances to transport the deceased to their homes once they are publicly displayed at the airport.
He stated that the Health Department was prepared to arrange for more ambulances if they were needed to transport the bodies to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
“We have also arranged a pilot vehicle for each of the ambulances,” he said. Rajan also said that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other state ministers would be arriving at the airport.
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