Sunday, 27 April, 2025
By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, July 9: The government has said that it had rescued 22,369 Nepalis from abroad from June 5 to July 8. The government rescued 957 Nepalis from the UAE, Malaysia, and Qatar on Wednesday alone.
According to a press statement issued by the COVID-19 Crisis Management Centre (CCMC) at 6:30 pm today, 479 Nepalis, including five bodies, were rescued from Qatar from three separate flights.
Two international flights also airlifted 327 Nepalis, including two bodies from Malaysia. Similarly, from the UAE, 151 Nepalis arrived in Nepal this evening via Nepal Airlines. On Wednesday, the Nepal Airlines and the Himalayan Airlines conducted two flights each and one each by Qatar and Malindo Air to rescue the 957 Nepalis.
The government had rescued 4,775 Nepalis from Kuwait, the highest number of Nepalis rescued from a single country, according to the statement. From Sri-Lanka, the government has rescued only five Nepalis.
Before sending the rescued Nepalis to their respective States, they would be kept in holding centres for collecting their personal details.
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