Dubai Hotel Siege: Students' War Zone Ordeal

0:00Hey, it's Corey, with Sydney News Today, Your City, Your News, Every Day, 14 students from Barker College and Sydney, along with their robotics teacher, got caught in a scary situation while staying at a Dubai hotel on. Their way to a competition in Turkey, in the middle of the night, missile alerts blared on their phones, forcing everyone to rush to the lowest floors and an underground ballroom for, shelter. The tension ramped up over four days as nearby airports and hotels took hits from strikes, and the group could see interceptors taking down incoming, threats from their windows. Teachers shipped at sleeping schedules to stay alert at night, while coordinating possible escape routes through places like Oman or India with help from. Officials back home. Students stepped up to keep things calm, making younger kids laugh with silly videos and make up games, even as they felt the real fear of being in a war zone. Back in Sydney, the school principal fielded non-stop calls from worried parents, feeling helpless from afar.

1:00Finally, after five days, they boarded an Emirates flight out of the chaotic airport, where they hid behind luggage carts just in case. The teacher washed a missile get stopped right before takeoff, and the plane flew low and fast to safety. Everyone made it back home safe, with the teen saying the ordeal gave them a fresh view on how global conflicts hit real people in unexpected ways. This story is made possible by our sponsor. Do not just listen to the podcast, get lost in them comfortably, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.