Coronavirus impact: Brothers in UAE hope for air ticket to attend father's funeral in India

Abu Dhabi - The brothers are shocked as their father was a physically fit person.

Three Abu Dhabi-based brothers are devastated over the loss of their father, who passed away in Indian city of Hyderabad.
Brothers Syed Amer, Syed Mazher and Syed Azher, who work here, are now desperate to get back home and see their father one last time, and more importantly comfort their mother, who is a heart patient.
"My father Syed Qadeer passed away following a major heart attack. We are four brothers with three of us here in Abu Dhabi. It was Syed Muzaffer, our youngest brother who is studying back home, who took our father to the hospital. But he couldn't be saved. Hospital staff informed father had died on the way," Amer said.
The brothers are shocked as their father was a physically fit person.
"My father was 55. He didn't have any health issues. He had gone out to buy grocery. On returning home, he had a severe chest pain and passed away."
The brothers have registered on the mission's online portal for repatriation and are hoping to receive call from the embassy officials.
"We have to perform the last rites and funeral. Muzaffer is a young and can't deal with this situation alone. Our mother is a heart patient. Her health is not stable. We have to importantly look after her. We are hopeful that embassy will consider our case on priority basis," Amer said.
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