KD 100 mln lost in Tuesday rainstorm, floods: ‘Engineers sans Borders’ chief

Asian, African held for helping maids flee sponsors

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Municipal Affairs Hussam Al-Roumi revealed that several roads and tunnels have been paralyzed due to accumulation of clay which resulted from the rainstorm that overwhelmed the country recently, reports AlSeyassah daily.

During a visit to the Civil Defense’s Operations Room in the presence of Undersecretary of Ministry of Interior Lieutenant General Essam Al-Naham, AlRoumi declared that all flooded areas have been evacuated, and only traces of the flood remained.

He explained that the officials of Kuwait Municipality have been directed to deal with the traces of the flood including clay on the roads in order to ensure the roads are in order and the manholes are cleaned for accommodating the rain that is expected.

In the same vein, Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) clarified that the video clip that went viral on social media concerning Mangaf Bridge was about cracks in the asphalt which did not have any effect on the bridge construction.

Also, Chairperson of “Engineers without Borders” in Kuwait Zainab Qurashi declared that the estimated losses incurred by the association during the Tuesday flood was KD100 million.

She said there is an urgent need for a solution to the flooding in order to save hundreds of millions of dinars for the government and the society.

Helping maids flee:

Two expatriates – an Ethiopian and an Asian – have been detained in Khaitan Police Station for investigations over allegations of inciting housemaids to run away from their sponsors, reports AlAnba daily.

According to security sources, the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information from a Kuwaiti citizen that an Ethiopian man and an Asian driver have been working together to help housemaids escape from their sponsors.

The citizen explained that the two suspects helped his two housemaids escape within 48 hours after they were hired. His third housemaid informed him that she received a call from the two runaway housemaids who told her that they ran away because they were tired of working hard for a meager salary of KD 150. He then asked his housemaid to follow up on them and make them believe that she also wants to escape like them.

The two housemaids then told her that two expatriates will help her escape. When they arrived, the citizen caught them and contacted the Operations Room.

Securitymen rushed to the location and arrested the two suspects.

Lankans beat Indian:

An Indian expatriate sustained a deep cut in his head and injuries to his ears and nose when he was attacked by three Sri Lankan expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily.

When the Operations Room of Ministry of Interior received information about an injured Asian expa-

triate, securitymen and paramedics rushed to the location and found the Indian national with a deep cut in his head and bleeding from his ears and nose. Paramedics rushed him to Mubarak Hospital for treatment.

After receiving treatment and obtaining a medical report, the victim lodged a complaint at Al-Naeem Police Station against three Sri Lankan expatriates. He explained that a brawl broke out in Al-Qasr area between him and one of the suspects.

The latter then asked the help of his two friends who then chained him and beat him with an iron rod on his head.

Securitymen have launched investigations to find and arrest the three suspects.