Bodies of two Nepalis missing in Doha ship capsize found, 10 others feared
dead
The bodies of two Nepali workers among the 12 who went missing after a
vessel capsized off Doha coast in Qatar early Tuesday morning have been
recovered.
So far authorities have recovered 12 bodies of which two are said to be of
Nepali workers while other bodies have not been identified, reports said.
The two Nepali workers whose bodies have been found have been identified as
Shesh Nath Yadav of Bagada-6, Mahottari and Tilak Bahadur Khamcha of
Gaurakot-1, Palpa.
Earlier, Nepal's embassy in Doha had identified the missing Nepalis as
Ganga Bahadur Gurung of Gumdi-5, Dhading; Lila Ram Poudel of Chisti-1,
Baglung; Mehdi Hussein Miyan of Feta-8, Bara; Abbas Ahmed of Kathkuja-1,
Banke; Man Singh Khatri of Dibharna-3, Argakhachi; Rajib Kumar Dutta of
Suja Bhawani-5, Mahottari; Shankar Bista of Hapure-2, Dang; Rishi Prasad
Sharma Poudel of Kharga-3, Parwat; Jaya Bahadur Pun Magar of
Jaulipokhari-8, Rolpa and Ghanshyam Sarki of Hapsekote-8, Nawalparasi.
They are all feared to be dead now as only 6 survivors were found during
search and rescue operations. One of the survivors died later
Reports said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is coordinating with
its Doha embassy to make necessary preparation to bring the bodies of
Nepali workers back to Nepal.
The ship operated by a UAE based group had capsized about two nautical
miles off Doha coast
The twelve Nepalis were employees of the Doha-based HBK Power Cleaning.
They were among 29 persons (including 11 Indians and one Bangladeshi) who
went missing after the ship was lost in the sea. nepalnews.com July 02 09
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