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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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BENEDICT MOORE-BRIDGER

'Forgotten in Fiji': Family fear for children's safety during coronavirus pandemic

A passenger at an airport during the coronavirus pandemic (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A British tourist stranded in Fiji said he fears for his children aged three and eight months after the Pacific island’s main international airport was shut due to coronavirus.

Photographer Thomas Lovelock, 40, claims they are being “forgotten” by the UK Government and are concerned because of poor medical facilities and fears of food shortages.

He and partner Jane Singleton, also 40, travelled to Fiji 10 days ago with son Louie and younger daughter Amelie.

They were visiting friends and family in Australia and New Zealand, but their flight home was cancelled.

They have been unable to contact anyone by phone or email at the British embassy, which says on social media it is working on flight options.

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