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A local non-profit, It's Raining Raincoats, recently posted a small tribute to the deceased Indian national found at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

The 46-year-old man, Alagu Periyakarrupan, was found lying motionless at a stairwell at the hospital, and subsequently succumbed to his injuries on Apr. 23.

The Ministry of Health confirmed in a following update that he was a Covid-19 patient, but had died from multiple injuries sustained from a fall from height.

The Ministry of Manpower also revealed in a statement that Alagu had been working here as a construction worker since Sep. 2009, and was living in a factory-converted dormitory.

Two migrant worker deaths recently

In the Facebook post on Apr. 28, It's Raining Raincoats shared that another migrant worker had recently passed away in Singapore as well.

Subbiah Sivasankar died of pulmonary thromboembolism, a sudden blockage of an artery in the lung, on Apr. 22.

Subbiah was 37 years old.

In a Facebook post on Apr. 28, the non-profit which focuses on the welfare of migrant workers, thanked both men for their contributions to Singapore.

"We thank both Alagu and Subbiah for all their years of contributions to Singapore, for leaving their families to come here to work hard and are sorry they could not be reunited with them. May they Rest In Peace."

Left behind wives and young children

Both men were sole breadwinners of their family, and left behind their wives and young children—Alagu has three daughters, pictured below.

It's Raining Raincoats said they have been in touch with the family to offer support, and have arranged for friends in India to visit Alagu's family and to check on them and deliver rations.

After speaking to Subbiah's family, the wife was apparently "inconsolable" and shocked at his sudden death, as he had spoken to her just the night before.

Both families shared that they "have not directly heard from or received anything from the employers" at the time of posting, It's Raining Raincoats stated.

The non-profit added that although there was much to compensate both families for, riches would not be able to replace a life lost.

"We should remember that both men would have at least 15 - 20 years of earnings ahead of them. Regardless of amounts that may be given by employers and others, there is a large gap to fill in terms of compensating the family for a life time of lost earnings and in any case, no amount of money will bring back a life lost, a father and husband gone too soon."

You can read their full post here.

For those who would like to support Alagu and Subiah's families and would like to make a private and direct donation to them, you can contact It's Raining Raincoats via Facebook here.

Top photo from Its Raining Raincoats / FB and KTPH / FB