511 Nepalis stranded abroad rescued

Kathmandu - Krishna Prasad Sharma The Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has said more than 500 Nepali nationals stranded in various countries due to the lockdown have been rescued as of Thursday. President of NRNA Kumar Panta said 299 Nepalis have returned home Nepal from Kuwait with the support of the Kuwait government.

He added that preparations are being made to send more 2,991 Nepalis at the holding camp in Kuwait operating two flights a day for them. They Nepalis were repatriated home from Kuwait at the coordination of the NRNA Kuwait and the Nepali Embassy. NRNA stated that so far 511 people have been repatriated to Nepal of late including 26 from Myanmar, 168 from Dubai, 11 from Australia, seven from Japan and 299 from Kuwait.