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Stranded in Dubai as the Middle East erupted into chaos, Kritika Kumari, a software developer at quick commerce platform Zepto, found herself navigating a tense mix of uncertainty, canceled flights, and missile strikes -- and still managed to make her way safely to Muscat, Oman, before catching a flight back to Bengaluru. Kumari, who had been in Dubai for work, had been posting regular updates on X, sharing snapshots of empty streets, fighter jets overhead, and the tense atmosphere in the city after coordinated U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran prompted hundreds of Iranian missiles and drones to target Israel, the UAE, and neighboring Gulf countries. On February 28, Kumari posted that the last missile strike had occurred just 4.5 km from where she was staying. "Totally tensed and stressed on how I will go back home safe or if I will be able to go back," she wrote. Since then, she regularly shared updates from Dubai, including photos of empty streets, fighter jets in the sky, and scenes from her hotel.