At least 40 Indians are among 50 people killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti city of Mangaf.
A fire broke out on Wednesday (12 June) in a building where many foreign workers resided.
Most of the casualties are from the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Around 50 Indians have also been injured.
Three Filipinos have also been killed, media reports quoted Philippines officials as saying. Filipino and Nepali workers are also among the injured.
Local media reports said the building housed 196 workers and there are suggestions that it may have been overcrowded.
Two-thirds of the Kuwaiti population is made up of foreign workers, especially in the construction and domestic sectors, and the country is highly dependent on migrant labour.
