Kathmandu – In the past two months, 51 Nepali workers have died in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Nepal Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

Data from the embassy shows that during the first two months of the current fiscal year 2082/83, 32 deaths were reported in July (Shrawan) and 19 in August (Bhadra).

In comparison, 62 Nepalis had died in the UAE during the same period last fiscal year 2081/82. A total of 312 deaths were recorded in the UAE that year, averaging 26 per month. The year before, in fiscal year 2080/81, the number was 231.

The embassy stated that the causes of death include road accidents, workplace accidents, heart attacks, and other heart-related illnesses.