Out of 11 bodies recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, 9 bodies were of Indian migrant workers
Male: Deadliest fire broke out at cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male. So far 11 bodies have been recovered. The bodies are of migrant workers. Out of 11 bodies recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, 9 bodies were of Indian migrant workers.
“We have found 10 bodies,” a fire service official said, adding that it took them about four hours to put out the fire.
The High Commission of India in Maldives condoling the loss of lives tweeted, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Malé which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals. We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities.”
We are deeply saddened by the tragic fire incident in Malé which has caused loss of lives, including reportedly of Indian nationals.
We are in close contact with the Maldivian authorities.
For any assistance, HCI can be reached on following numbers:
+9607361452 ; +9607790701— India in Maldives (@HCIMaldives) November 10, 2022
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The political parties in Maldives have criticized the conditions under which foreign workers are working. They are thought to make up about half of Male’s 250,000-strong population and are mostly from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
During Covid Pandemic migrant workers’ working condition was brought to the limelight.
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