In the west of Melbourne, Indian Australian Amanthi watches as her husband anxiously sends text messages to his siblings thousands of kilometres away.
For the past five years, Amanthi’s brother- and sister-in-law have enjoyed Dubai’s warm weather and safe, multicultural lifestyle.
The last thing they predicted was missiles and drones lighting up Dubai’s famous skyline. In the past fortnight, Iran has fired about 1,700 missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbour the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the vast majority of which have been shot down by air-defence systems.
Amanthi, who has asked to use a different name out of fear for her in-laws’ safety, is worried they won’t make it out of Dubai.
