This is something that needs to be investigated.     24 Nepalis die in one month in Qatar The number of Nepalis dying an untimely death in Qatar, a popular destination for foreign employment for Nepali youths, is increasing day by day. A list provided by the Nepalese Embassy in Doha shows 24 youths working in Qatar lost their lives due to various causes in the period of May 1 to June 5. The list shows most of them died due to cardiac arrests and other illnesses, while others died due to some accident. According to the list, Amrit Bahadur Basnet, Ram Naresh Pandit, Gagan Tharu, Jhamak Bahadur Thapa, Saran Limbu, Sanu Kanchha Acharya, Ram Bahadur KC, Shatrughan Chaudhary Bheshraj Rai died due to cardiac arrest and respiratory diseases. Pheku Mandal, Kesi Prasad Mandal, Dependra Bhandari, Kul Bahadur Bhandari, Dinesh Safi, Jeet Bahadur Makhim, Kari Charan Chaudhari and Yadav Kumar Shrestha also died due to heart attack. Yadav Dhakal died due to kidney failure. Likewise, Karna Bahadur Yadav and Muktinath Ghimire committed suicide, while others died due to some accident. Kedar Joshi died after falling from an under-construction high-rise building, Khadga Shrestha was electrocuted and Durga Prasad Shrestha and Nani Chhori Maharjan died in road accidents. nepalnews.com Jun 26 09

deshbhaktanepali · Jun 26, 2009 8:51 AM

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बैरागिकाइलो · Jun 26, 2009 6:55 PM

Most be some thing worng with those he died of Cardiac arrest. It is not a natural death, someone is mixing poision and that appears as cardiac arrest.

बैरागिकाइलो · Jun 26, 2009 6:56 PM

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बैरागिकाइलो · Jun 26, 2009 6:56 PM

I heard that folks work in the extreme heat outside and then come back and sleep in a small room occupied by up to 20 other workers. May be the heat exhaustion during the day and lack of oxygen is the reason for so many deaths. Most Nepalese are not accustomed to live in those extreme environmental conditions. I heard the death tolls are higher for folks from the hills than ones from Terai. I wish fellow Nepalese brothers didn't have to put their lives at stake to make mere Rs 15,000 per month. Sid

sidster · Jun 26, 2009 7:53 PM

Poor guys, they are subjected to rigorous work more than 10 hrs a day. Only the lucky ones get work in the airconditioned supermarkets. The plight of the outdoor workers is pathetic. The job-related stress, feeling of loneliness from the loved ones back in Nepal and the anxiety of paying back the loan taken to come overseas makes them vulnerable to this kind of tragedies. THERE MUST BE AN ORIENTATION CLASS FOR THE LABOURERS BEFORE DALAL'S SEND THEM OVERSEAS !

Bhariyadai · Jun 26, 2009 8:07 PM

Rs 15,000 per month is not mere..when u have u have to feed ur family back home with all the shit going on & these guys fuel our economy..remittance dude (approx 10% gdp of nepal)!!

yuma · Jun 26, 2009 11:42 PM

I think Government should sent free health officer to look after such countries where death toll is high to further prevent other Nepalese lives. These officers can provide the status of worker. Similarly, OSHA act should be implemented clearly by the host country.

sajhabahadur · Jun 27, 2009 4:18 AM

The number is just heartbreaking; how could so many Nepalese workers die in a month in one country from cardiac arrests and road accidents? It is more deaths than US soldiers losing lives in a war zone in a month.  This trend of Nepalese dieing in Arabs has been going on for ever, but very less, if any, measures have been put into place by Nepal Government to prevent these unwanted deaths. It is really sad that it is costing our Nepalese brothers and sisters their lives in foreign countries who are working hard to meet their family needs in Nepal.

katziman · Jun 27, 2009 8:14 AM