Kuwait hearth tragedy: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh heads to Kuwait amid hearth tragedy, expects readability upon arrival

Earlier than leaving for Kuwait to supervise the help of Indians injured within the devastating hearth and to make sure the repatriation of the mortal stays of these killed, the Union Minister of State for Exterior Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, stated that a few of the our bodies have been charred past recognition.

“The remainder of the state of affairs can be clear the second we attain there,” Vardhan stated.

Talking to ANI on the Delhi Airport earlier than flying for Kuwait, the MoS stated, “We had a gathering final night with the Prime Minister, that’s the final replace we have now about this very unhappy tragedy… The remainder of the state of affairs can be clear the second we attain there…”On being requested concerning the plan of repatriation of the mortal stays of those that misplaced lives, he stated, “The state of affairs is that the victims are principally burn victims and a few of the our bodies have been charred past recognition. So a DNA take a look at is underway to establish the victims.”

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“An Air Drive aircraft is on standby. As quickly because the our bodies are recognized, the kin can be knowledgeable and our Air Drive aircraft will deliver the our bodies again…” the MoS stated.

“The newest figures that we had final night time, the casualty figures are round 48-49 out of this 42 or 43 are believed to be Indians,” he added.

In the meantime, the Indian Embassy in Kuwait continues to contact native authorities to offer reduction to these affected by the incident.

The Embassy has established a helpline at +965-65505246 (WhatsApp and common name) for members of the family to contact. The helpline gives common updates.

Earlier, quickly after the information of the hearth incident in Kuwait broke out, Prime Minister Modi chaired a evaluate assembly and introduced an ex-gratia reduction of ₹2 lakh from the Prime Minister Aid Fund to the households of deceased Indian nationals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his deep sorrow on the unlucky incident and prolonged condolences to the households of the deceased. He additional wished for the speedy restoration of these injured and warranted all attainable help from the Indian authorities.

Based on the Prime Minister’s Workplace official assertion, “The assembly was chaired at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, New Delhi.”

“Prime Minister introduced ex-gratia reduction of Rs 2 lakh to the households of deceased India nationals from the Prime Minister Aid Fund,” the assertion added.

The Minister of Exterior Affairs, S Jaishankar, the Minister of State for Exterior Affairs, Kirtivardhan Singh, the PM’s Principal Secretary, Pramod Kumar Mishra, the Nationwide Safety Advisor, Ajit Doval, International Secretary Vinay Kwatra, and different senior officers had been additionally current on the assembly.