Thirty eight dead bodies of Nepalese who died in different occaions in the Gulf region could not be brought to Nepal as flights were affected due to escalating tension in the Middle East. Delay was caused to bring the dead bodies to Nepal due to the irregularities of flights between Nepal and Middle East countries, said Lok Bahadur Chhetri, spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during a press meet on Friday. There were 17 dead bodies in Riyad, 15 in Jeddah, 5 in Dubai, 4 in Abu dhabi, 3 in Tel Aviv, 2 in Qatar, and one each in Oman and Baharain. The government is seriously working towards these bodies to Nepal and the process for the same is already underway, said spokesperson Chhetri.
Until now one Nepalese national was killed and 21 others sustained injuries in the Middle East war, according to the ministry. So far 86,420 Nepalese nationals wishing to return to Nepal in the wake of escalating tension in the region, have registered their names in the online app installed by the consular section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal government.
