Dubai/Kuwait City, June 18
The Kuwaiti government will give $15,000 each to the families of the victims of the devastating fire that killed 50 persons, including 46 Indians, in the southern Ahmadi Governorate, according to a media report on Tuesday.
On the orders of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the victims’ families will receive compensation amounting to $15,000 each, the Arab Times newspaper reported.
Citing sources in the government, the newspaper said the compensation payment would be processed and delivered to the embassies of the victims’ countries.
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