Drone strike in Kuwait ends Nepali driver's dream, 92-year-old father bids farewell

Som Kumar Tamang, a 44-year-old Nepali man, died on July 30 in a drone strike carried out by Iran while he was working as a driver in Kuwait. The attack occurred while Tamang was in his vehicle, and he was declared dead at the scene by the Nepali Embassy in Kuwait.

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The vehicle he was riding in was hit in a drone attack, and he died.

Tamang had traveled to Kuwait in 2022 with the hope of improving his family's financial circumstances. He had previously worked as a professional driver in Nepal for years before seeking better earnings abroad. His dream of providing a better future for his family was cut short by the drone strike.

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I asked them to contact Kuwait again, to find out which manpower agency he had gone through, and to confirm with the embassy.

His body was repatriated to Nepal on Saturday, arriving in Kathmandu on Sunday afternoon. The last rites were performed the same day in his home village in Morang. The scene was one of profound grief, with his 92-year-old father attempting to touch his son's face one last time, his wife weeping uncontrollably, and his two children silently observing the father who would never return. The cremation proceeded in heavy rain, underscoring the somber mood.

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It was pouring heavily as we carried the body to the river for the cremation; we performed the last rites in the rain.