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Poornima Peri, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her two sons. Aarit (left), now age 4, is India staying with his grandmother. His mother had planned to pick him up but "from March [2020] onward it was total lockdown," she says. Because of continuing travel restrictions, she fears it might be another year before they can reunite. "It's going to be really heartbreaking," she says. Poornima Peri hide caption
Poornima Peri
Aussies Stranded Abroad Include Hundreds Of Kids, Folks Short On Cash
July 4, 2021 • Pandemic travel regulations are frustrating parents whose children are visiting family in other countries and those who can't afford the cost of a ticket and a two-week hotel quarantine upon return.
Aussies Stranded Abroad Include Hundreds Of Kids, Folks Short On Cash