Kuwait fire: Bodies of 45 Indians brought to Kochi airport: Kerala CM Vijay pays tribute at airport; Among the dead, 23 are from Kerala and 3 from UP

June 12 turned out to be a nightmare for Kuwait. A building fire in Mangaf, Kuwait has killed 49 people and injured more than 50 others. Of these, 48 bodies were identified through DNA tests, 45 of which were Indian and 3 were from the Philippines. A special Indian Air Force plane arrived in India on Wednesday (June 12) carrying the bodies of 45 Indians who were killed in a fierce fire in Mangaf, Kuwait. It landed at the Kochi airport in Kerala, as the highest number of dead at 23 were from Kerala. After this the plane will go to Delhi.

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh went to Kuwait after the accident. They visited five hospitals where injured Indians were being treated. Kirtivardhan Singh returned today in the same plane that brought the dead bodies.

A C-130J aircraft took off from Kuwait carrying the bodies of 45 Indians. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has also come in this plane.

A C-130J aircraft took off from Kuwait carrying the bodies of 45 Indians. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh has also come in this plane.

This plane has landed in Kochi first. The plane will leave for Delhi after handing over the bodies of the dead from the South Indian states to their families.

This plane has landed in Kochi first. The plane will leave for Delhi after handing over the bodies of the dead from the South Indian states to their families.

Map location of Mangaf city in Kuwait, where the accident happened...

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Ministers and leaders of Kerala paying tribute to dead bodies of Indians

Officials bringing dead bodies of Indians out of airport

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan returned to India with the bodies

"My condolences to those whose loved ones lost their lives in the accident," said Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan, who returned to India from Kuwait with the bodies. After getting information about this matter, PM Modi held a high level meeting.

He asked us to go to Kuwait immediately to supervise the treatment of the Indians and the preparations for repatriation of the dead bodies. The Kuwaiti authorities supported us throughout the process.

The dead bodies will be handed over to the family after paying their respects

Preparations are being made to pay homage to the dead bodies of the Indians at the airport and hand them over to their families. A photograph of the deceased is placed on the coffin to identify the corpse.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan also reached Kochi airport

A plane carrying dead bodies of Indians reached Kerala

Union Minister Suresh Gopi also reached Kochi airport

Allegation of Kerala Health Minister - Central Government stopped him from going to Kuwait

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday (June 14) alleged that the central government has not allowed her to travel to Kuwait. Veena George said - most of the dead and injured were from Kerala. However, we were prevented from going to Kuwait. This is very unfortunate.

Kerala minister K Rajan also criticized it. He said - after the tragedy, we wanted to help our people, but the central government stopped the health minister from going to Kuwait citing a technical reason.

The Health Minister of Kerala said - dead bodies will be paid homage at the airport

Kerala Health Minister Veena George who reached Kochi airport said that the plane will arrive soon. Chief Minister is also reaching here. The dead bodies will be kept here for some time to pay their respects. Everything will be done soon.

The health minister said that the dead bodies will be sent to their families in an ambulance. A number is written on each dead body. Ambulances are also numbered in the same way. A police team will be present in each ambulance. All preparations have been made.

Veena George said that this incident is very unfortunate. More than half of the dead are from Kerala and most of those under treatment are also from Kerala. According to the Health Minister, around 30 people have entered Kuwait from Kerala. Out of which 7 are in ICU.

Mohammad Ali Hussain of Jharkhand went to Kuwait 18 days ago

24-year-old Mohammad Ali Hussain, a resident of Ranchi, Jharkhand, had gone to Kuwait 18 days ago, where he died in an accident. The three deceased from Uttar Pradesh have been identified as Praveen Madhav Singh of Varanasi and Jairam Gupta and Angad Gupta of Gorakhpur. The deceased from Andhra Pradesh have been identified as T Lokanandam of Srikakulam district, M Satyanarayana of West Godavari and M Iswarudu.

PM Modi announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of the deceased

Keeping this incident in mind, PM Modi held a high-level meeting