UAE lights up Burj Khalifa with Indian flag

Agencies | Dubai

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Burj Khalifa lit up in the colours of the Indian flag yesterday evening in a sign of the UAE’s solidarity with the coronavirus-ravaged country. “Sending hope, prayers, and support to India and all its people during this challenging time,” the iconic tower’s official Twitter account stated, using hashtag #StayStrongIndia which was also displayed on Burj Khalifa.

Indians are the largest group of expatriates in the UAE. India is facing a crisis as COVID-19 cases surge and oxygen and medical supplies are scarce.

Patients’ families are pleading for help on social media and India’s crematoriums and burial grounds are being overwhelmed by the devastating new surge of infections tearing through the country at terrifying speed.

India recorded 349,691 new cases and 2,767 deaths in the last 24 hours — the highest since the start of the pandemic.