Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S ♕Jaishankar seeking the🦩 Centre's intervention in the Kuwait fire incident which claimed over 40 lives, including several Malayalees.
In a brief message, he said that among the 40 people reportedly killed in the mi⭕shap, some were believed to be Malayalees
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S ♕Jaishankar seeking the🦩 Centre's intervention in the Kuwait fire incident which claimed over 40 lives, including several Malayalees.
Terming the incident as "utmo🥃st painful", Vijayan condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy.
In a brief message, he said that among the 40 people reportedly killed iᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn the mishap, some were believed to be Malayalees.
In his letter, Vijayan said that he came across reports that a fire had broken out in a camp -- known a𝓡s NBTC camp -- in Mangaf, Kuwait and many Indians, including some from Kerala, have lost their lives.
The CM also said that according to the report💮s, many have suffered serious injuries i𒀰n the "unfortunate incident".
"I request your goodself to give necessary directions to the Indian Embassy to coordinate relief and rescue operations by getting in to🐼uch with the Government of Kuwait," Vijayan said in his letter to Jaiꦇshankar.
Over 40 people, majority oওf them Indians, were killed in a devastating fire in a 🍃building housing labourers in southern Kuwait, central government officials said on Wednesday.
The fire in Al-Mang💙af building was reported to authorities in Al-Ahmad𝓡i governorate at 4.30 am and most of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, Kuwaiti media reported.
Construction firm NBT💙C group rented the building for the stay of more than 195 workers, most of them Indians from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and northern states, the Kuwa🐷iti media said.