BAGHDAD:- Two Nepali citizens who were working abroad in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have died. They died in the cities of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan on March 28, according to the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Iraq.

According to the details given by NRNA Iraq, the deceased have been identified as Rita Bhujel of Gorkha and Lekhman Ghale of Lamjung.

Rita Bhujel, formerly of Dhawa-3, Tandrang (Gorkha), was found dead in her room in Sulaymaniyah city. She had been working in Iraqi Kurdistan for more than 10 years.

Similarly, Lekhman Ghale of Lamjung has died in Erbil, another city in Kurdistan. Ghale, a resident of Dordi-5, Pachok, Lamjung, died during treatment at Jumuri Hospital in Erbil. It has not been disclosed what health problem he was admitted to the hospital for.