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00:00We have an update on the fire in a house in Kuwait where two of our countrymen were confirmed to be injured.
00:06We will be joined by Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Kakdak. Secretary, good morning. Welcome to UNAM Balita.
00:14Good morning. Good morning to all of our listeners and viewers. Good morning also.
00:18What is the latest, Secretary, on the two of our countrymen who were injured in Kuwait? What is their status?
00:23Well, as of now, in the fire that happened early in the morning on June 12 in the Almanac area in Kuwait,
00:32we have traced 11 OFWs who were affected in that building.
00:47The fire broke out early in the morning, so most of the people in that building are asleep.
00:53Of the 11, there are 3 who were hospitalized.
00:59Two of them are in critical condition, so we are praying for their safety.
01:05One is in a less serious situation, but we are still praying for his safety.
01:12Three have been marked safe.
01:16Five, according to the report, their status is missing, subject to hospital confirmation.
01:25So that means, at this hour, we are still determining their status in the hospital and we will continue praying for them.
01:35So far, we have traced 11 OFWs who were affected in the fire.
01:46And five were unaccounted for as we speak, correct?
01:50Yes. Not unaccounted for, but...
01:54Subject to hospital confirmation.
01:55Subject to hospital confirmation. Yes, yes.
01:58We all have their names and their families.
02:01Most of the families have been contacted. We're about to contact a few more.
02:06But rest assured, all families will be contacted this morning.
02:11It's good that you're clear, Secretary, because we received a report that two of them were burned.
02:16So apparently, this is not confirmed.
02:19It's not confirmed.
02:20The two who are in the hospital now are in the ICU in critical condition.
02:25We are praying for them.
02:27They were burned.
02:29Smoke inhalation is the main symptom of their hospitalization.
02:35Is this burned building residential?
02:38They are household workers, correct?
02:41From our understanding, these are flats of workers in a construction company.
02:50So that's it.
02:53We're also coordinating with the company involved.
02:56We're closely coordinating and they've been very cooperative.
03:00We're also thankful that so far, they are well monitored in the hospital.
03:07The Kuwaiti government is also cooperative and coordinating with us.
03:11So far, our 11 countrymen have been informed about what happened.
03:18What assistance can we expect from the DMW and our consulate there?
03:24For now, we have monitoring of their situation.
03:29That's the basic.
03:31We will let them know about the situation of their loved ones who are affected.
03:37Second, in the future, we will give them sufficient assistance with respect to financial humanitarian assistance,
03:50repatriation assistance, and medical assistance as they move forward.
03:54But first and foremost, monitoring and appraising the OFWs.
03:59Of course, watching over them in the hospital is also very important.
04:03That's why we have a team.
04:05Our Labor Attaché, Migrant Workers Office, and our OAS Admin, Arnel Ignacio,
04:10we exchanged information early this morning.
04:14They are on board and they're on the ground monitoring the situation and taking care of the OFWs.
04:20Okay. Secretary, thank you for the updates you gave us this morning.
04:24We will continue to keep you updated on the current condition of our affected families in Sunog and Kuwait. Thank you.
04:30Thank you, Ivan. God bless. Take care.
04:33We talked to DMW Secretary Hans Kakdak.