Kuwaitis in New Zealand safe after earthquake, says embassy

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14, (KUNA): The Embassy of Kuwait in New Zealand on Monday assured the safety of its diplomatic mission and their family members, as well as Kuwaiti students on the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that shook the country last night.

The embassy, in a press release, called on Kuwaiti nationals to be cautious and to follow instructions of local authorities. It also urged them to contact the embassy once necessary at the following numbers: 0064-04719980 — 0064- 021468683. A series of quakes struck various parts of the country last night until early morning today, with the strongest reaching 7.8 degrees on Richter scale, resulting in the death of at least two people, while local authorities issued tsunami precautions.

“This was the strongest quake as I recall hitting Willington, and we will witness a huge cost in reconstructing roads and infrastructure”, the Prime Minister John Key said in press conference earlier today.

Meanwhile, Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh said Monday the 3rd session of the GCC Labor Ministries Committee and Social Affairs Ministries Committee due in Riyadh Tuesday will discuss important topics related to joint GCC work. This came during Al-Sabeeh’s statement before leaving for Riyadh, heading Kuwait’s delegation participating in the session.

Amongst the topics to be discussed by the meeting are enhancing GCC joint action, the uniform code of protecting the disabled as well as discussing earlier social resolutions, the statement said. The agenda of the third meeting will also address the uniform law on voluntary work, GCC strategy in social development, Kingdom of Bahrain’s proposal to form a coordinating body for the charitable work in the Gulf, in addition to sustainable development goals in 2030.

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