India, March 1 -- Several people from West Bengal remain stranded in Dubai after tensions escalated in West Asia in the aftermath of US and Israeli attacks on Iran, leading to sudden airspace closures.

Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly was on holiday in Dubai with her minor son when the war began, her husband, director and Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Raj Chakraborty, said.

"They are inside a hotel and safe. We are deeply concerned although civilians are known to be safe in Dubai. Let's see when the flight operations resume," Chakraborty said.

Ananya Datta, a resident of Kuwait, told HT that she and her husband witnessed a drone hitting the local airport during the airstrike.

Saibal Basu, an electrical engineer working for a com...