Overview

• A Qatar Airways flight landed at Cochin International Airport on June 15 carrying the remains of five Keralites and ambulances transported the bodies to their respective hometowns
• The deceased were identified as Jasna, her daughter Roohi Mehrin, Geetha Shoji Isaac, Riya Ann and her daughter Tyra Rodrigues
• The tourists had flown in from Qatar before their bus overturned in a valley near Naivasha on June 9, causing 23 injuries and five fatalities
• Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan obtained a central exemption from yellow fever vaccination certificate rules to expedite the return of the bodies
• Kerala’s industries minister and NORKA Roots officials received the remains while the Indian High Commission in Kenya liaised with local authorities to aid the injured and manage repatriation logistics