Israel's military campaign against Hamas has reduced much of the territory of 2.3 million people to a wasteland with most civilians homeless
The teenager's body was washed away by rainwater in Wadi Sheis in the eastern region of Sharjah last Thursday.
The search and rescue teams of Sharjah Police, Dubai Police, Air Wing of Abu Dhabi Police, sniffer dogs, and in cooperation with Omani authorities found the 18-year-old's body at Al Madha Dam, in the Sultanate of Oman, 20 km away from Wadi Sheis.
Albert's distraught father rushed with his passport to Oman as soon as he got the news, said social workers and close aides. The body was immediately returned to Khorfakkan Hospital, and was handed over to his family for repatriation to India. Sources close to the family confirmed that his funeral would be held in his hometown.
A second-year student of an engineering college in Ras Al Khaimah, Albert completed his schooling and lived most of his life in the UAE, according to his friends. The teen is survived by his parents Joy and Valsamma and a younger sister.
Albert was among six friends in a four-wheeler trapped in a flooded valley on Thursday, when an Emirati national and his employees rescued five of them.
The Emirati rescuer said Joy refused to jump into the water surrounding the vehicle. It is said that he may have feared leaving behind his father's car, which was swept away in the floods.Non-stop search operations
Meanwhile, Colonel Mohammed Abdullah Al Obed, director of the Eastern Region Police Department, praised the police efforts, coordination and the full cooperation of all the police departments in the country.
Indian Consul General to Dubai, Vipul, visited Albert's family on Tuesday, offering them support and assuring that all would be done to find the boy. He confirmed that the Indian Embassy in Oman had been alerted by the mission in Dubai, and they had taken it up with Omani police authorities.Public urged to be careful
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