Nepal brings in 23 bodies of migrant workers who died in Qatar

The government today brought home 23 bodies of
Nepalis that were stranded abroad since international flight to Nepal have been
suspended since March 22 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
As per the Foreign Employment Promotion Board, the bodies
will be handed over to the families of the respective victims in their
hometowns.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said dead
bodies were repatriated through Qatar Airlines from Qatar today.
“The bodies could not be brought home earlier
following the suspension in international flights. However, the government is
gradually evacuating bodies through repatriation flights being carried out to
different countries to bring home stranded Nepalis,” said Dinbandu Subedi,
information officer at FEPB.
Meanwhile, the government also repatriated 648
Nepalis stranded abroad today.
An aircraft of Qatar Airways evacuated 43 stranded
Nepalis from Qatar, added CAAN.
On June 21, NAC will conduct repatriation flights
from South Korea and Oman, while Himalaya Airlines will conduct flights from
Kuwait and Malaysia. Repatriation flights from Australia and Thailand will be
conducted on June 22 by NAC, while Himalaya Airlines will go to Pakistan and
Qatar to bring back stranded Nepalis.
NAC will fly to Japan and Maldives, while Himalaya
Airlines will fly to Uganda, on June 23.
The national flag carrier has flights scheduled for
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on June 24. On June 25, NAC will fly to the United
States, while Himalaya Airlines will bring back stranded Nepali citizens from
Cyprus and Israel.