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In Pictures: Deceased migrant workers return home from Malaysia in coffins

In Pictures: Deceased migrant workers return home from Malaysia in coffins

By SKANDA GAUTAM

Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

Kathmandu, January 23 Family members mourn the 'arrival' of their deceased kin in coffins at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Saturday. A total of 17 dead bodies of Nepali migrant workers were stranded in Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. The workers died of various illnesses. Photos captured by Skanda Gautam for The Himalayan Times -