Australians stranded in India feeling ‘totally helpless’
Fear and desperation have overcome thousands of Australians officially stranded in India after the government paused all incoming flights. Australian resident Vamshidhar Parepalli, who is recovering from COVID-19, returned to India last year to care for his mother and told Sky News he had been stranded there for seven to eight months. Mr Parepalli said he has been feeling “totally helpless” since he cannot afford the tickets which are “very rarely available” to return to Australia. “The moment someone announces there are fights, the second moment they are gone, there are no tickets,” he said. “We’re not sure who’s booking them, everyone is stressed here in the Facebook groups and even in the worship groups for which I am admin. “I’m not sure what exactly is happening and all of a sudden this second wave started in India and things are totally out of control”.
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Fear and desperation have overcome thousands of Australians officially stranded in India after the government paused all incoming flights. Australian resident Vamshidhar Parepalli, who is recovering from COVID-19, returned to India last year to care for his mother and told Sky News he had been stranded there for seven to eight months. Mr Parepalli said he has been feeling “totally helpless” since he cannot afford the tickets which are “very rarely available” to return to Australia. “The moment someone announces there are fights, the second moment they are gone, there are no tickets,” he said. “We’re not sure who’s booking them, everyone is stressed here in the Facebook groups and even in the worship groups for which I am admin. “I’m not sure what exactly is happening and all of a sudden this second wave started in India and things are totally out of control”.
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