A hundred Maldivians awaiting evacuation in Nepal
27 Apr 2015, 6:45 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
Nearly a hundred Maldivian students and their families are awaiting evacuation from Nepal after Saturday’s earthquake which has killed over 3000 people and left thousands more injured and homeless.
All Maldivians are safe, the foreign ministry has confirmed.
Foreign minister Dunya Maumoon says flights are on standby for clearance from India to use the country’s airspace, according to Haveeru.
Majority of the Maldivians in Nepal are at the capital Kathmandu’s police academy grounds, and will be brought back within 48 hours, a senior official at the foreign ministry told Minivan News.
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