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Published:
July 31, 2006
Burnham-On-Sea
couple's 'absolute relief' as grandson escapes Beirut
![A family photo showing Nayla, Richard and 10-year-old Michael [Family contributed photo]](moore-family.jpg) A
delighted Burnham-On-Sea couple have described their relief at
hearing their ten-year-old grandson and daughter-in-law have escaped
from war-torn Beirut.
Edna
Moore and husband Tony from Ashcott Drive told Burnham-On-Sea.com
on Monday (July 31st) that they were "absolutely relieved"
to receive a call from young Michael and mother Neyla - shown
in this family photo - to say they had escaped from the Middle
East.
Edna
said: "It was very dicey, but my daughter-in-law and grandson
managed to get away in a taxi from Beirut to the Syrian border
over the weekend."
"They
heard bombs dropping and saw the damage that has occurred there."
"A
friend managed to take them both to Damascus where they boarded
a plane and flew back to Heathrow on Sunday."
"We
are absolutely relieved that they are both safe and back home
in Wiltshire. We are looking forward to seeing them very soon."
Nayla
had taken Michael to see her family in Beirut in early July before
the conflict flared up, and was not among the Britons to be evacuated
on HMS Gloucester - leaving them trapped in the war-torn region.
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