Dubai family opens up farmhouse to 300 tourists amid Iran attack - in pictures

  • Friends, family and staff of the Jain household pitch in to help accommodate hundreds of tourists in an Ajman farmhouse. All photos: Jain family
    Friends, family and staff of the Jain household pitch in to help accommodate hundreds of tourists in an Ajman farmhouse. All photos: Jain family
  • Dhiraj Jain, his wife Mamta and their children Jainam and Jivika in their Ajman home that they opened up to hundreds of stranded tourists.
    Dhiraj Jain, his wife Mamta and their children Jainam and Jivika in their Ajman home that they opened up to hundreds of stranded tourists.
  • Tents were set up in the garden with mattresses with people sleeping outdoors or inside the house.
    Tents were set up in the garden with mattresses with people sleeping outdoors or inside the house.
  • An Ajman farmhouse was opened up by the Jain family for tourists unable to leave the UAE.
    An Ajman farmhouse was opened up by the Jain family for tourists unable to leave the UAE.
  • Dhiraj Jain, his wife Mamta and their children Jivika and Jainam lived with more than 200 tourists in their Ajman vacation home.
    Dhiraj Jain, his wife Mamta and their children Jivika and Jainam lived with more than 200 tourists in their Ajman vacation home.
  • Family, friends and the tourists pitched in to help prepare three meals a day.
    Family, friends and the tourists pitched in to help prepare three meals a day.
  • Meals were provided three times a day for the stranded tourists.
    Meals were provided three times a day for the stranded tourists.
  • Food supplies included 800 litres of cooking oil, 500kg sugar, 300kg lentils, 200kg pickle, 100kg coffee and 50kg turmeric, 30,000 disposable plates and 50,000 spoons.
    Food supplies included 800 litres of cooking oil, 500kg sugar, 300kg lentils, 200kg pickle, 100kg coffee and 50kg turmeric, 30,000 disposable plates and 50,000 spoons.
  • Exhaustive provisions were required such as sacks of 2,000kg flour and 1,500kg rice.
    Exhaustive provisions were required such as sacks of 2,000kg flour and 1,500kg rice.
  • The Jains organised a medical camp as anxiety soared amid the Iran strikes.
    The Jains organised a medical camp as anxiety soared amid the Iran strikes.
  • Children play badminton as games were organised to distract them from the Iran strikes.
    Children play badminton as games were organised to distract them from the Iran strikes.
  • The house accommodated about 300 stranded Indian tourists since the Iran attacks began.
    The house accommodated about 300 stranded Indian tourists since the Iran attacks began.
  • Groups of tourists pose for photos during their stay in the Jain villa that the Dubai family threw open for those stranded.
    Groups of tourists pose for photos during their stay in the Jain villa that the Dubai family threw open for those stranded.
  • The Jain family, friends and household staff make the tourists feel at home.
    The Jain family, friends and household staff make the tourists feel at home.
  • Tourists stay in an Ajman farmhouse until their flights back to India opened up.
    Tourists stay in an Ajman farmhouse until their flights back to India opened up.
  • The youngest was one-year-old among the 300 people given shelter by the Jain family.
    The youngest was one-year-old among the 300 people given shelter by the Jain family.
  • Tents were set up with 300 tourists staying in tented accommodation and in an Ajman farmhouse over the past week before limited flights opened up.
    Tents were set up with 300 tourists staying in tented accommodation and in an Ajman farmhouse over the past week before limited flights opened up.