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They Fled to the Maldives, Then War Broke Out and They Couldn't Return Home

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By Blane Bachelor, CNN - Simona Musu and Dean Scheepers could barely contain their excitement when they arrived at Malé-Velana International Airport in the Maldives on February 22. The couple, originally from South Africa and based in Amsterdam, had traveled to the island nation for a special occasion: exchanging vows in an intimate ceremony on the beach, a prelude to their civil wedding planned for later this summer. “We were in heaven,” Musu t…

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By Blane Bachelor, CNN - Simona Musu and Dean Scheepers could barely contain their excitement when they arrived at Malé-Velana International Airport in the Maldives on February 22. The couple, originally from South Africa and based in Amsterdam, had traveled to the island nation for a special occasion: exchanging vows in an intimate ceremony on the beach, a prelude to their civil wedding planned for later this summer. “We were in heaven,” Musu t…

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*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-eight)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]"dir="auto" data-turn-id="request-WEB:511db5a3-099c-433e-9c39-2fa47a215601-4" data-testid="conversation-turn-10" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> What was supposed to be a romantic journey turned into a nightmare. Simona Musu and Dean Scheepers, a couple from Amsterdam-based South Africa, have been blocked in the Maldives for more than two week…

A couple were trapped in Maldives after the closure of airspace due to the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran and managed to return to Malaga almost a month after starting their trip.

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