The nurses were received by Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and other ministers. Hundreds of people had thronged the arrival lounge of the international airport in Kochi from early morning to express their solidarity with the nurses who had been working in a 600-bed hospital in Iraq's Tikrit.
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Chandy said collective efforts of the Union and state governments had helped the women return to India at the earliest. "Ever since the issue came up, we were mainly focusing on ensuring safety and security of the nurses stranded in Iraq. We are happy that they reached the state safe. As of now, the government is yet to look into the matter of rehabilitating the nurses," said Chandy.
After coming out of the airport along with their relatives, the nurses told mediapersons they went through a traumatic experience. They also said that they would never go back to Iraq for work.
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NORKA (Non Resident Keralites Affairs) authorities handed over Rs 5,000 to each nurse on arrival to meet travel expenses from their airport to their native place. They had also arranged cab facility for the nurses.
All 46 nurses left the airport after sharing their experience with the hundreds of people who had gathered to catch a glimpse of the women.
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