SRINAGAR: Over two dozen pilgrims from different areas of Kashmir who are stuck in Iran have requested the authorities to evacuate them as the lockdown continues for over month a now.
The pilgrims who are stuck in Qom area, epicentre of covid-19 in Iran told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), over phone that from last two months they are stuck there and since then they have been requesting the authorities to evacuate them but so far there is no positive response.
“We have kids and old aged persons with us who need proper care but due to lock down we are unable to take care of them,” they said. The pilgrims said that there are some people who are on medication but due to the lock down they are unable to get medicines for them. “Their health is deteriorating now as they are not able to get medicines.” said Liyakat Ahmad, who is part of the group.
He said that they will die there if authorities didn’t take any measures to evacuate them. They said that the situation is getting scary in Iran as positive cases and deaths due to COVID-19 are increasing while as strict restrictions on public movement continue to remain in force.
They urged the authorities to help them reach their homes as nobody is sure about how long the lockdown will continue and demanded immediate attention of government of India and government of Jammu and Kashmir to evacuate them.