Fujairah: One of two Emirati boys, who had sustained 60 per cent burns after falling into a waste dump in Dibba-Fujairah, has returned after a two-month-long treatment in Germany.
Khalifa Ali, 11, and his cousin Jasem Al Yamahi, 13, had sustained serious burns after falling into the hazardous waste dump in Dibba-Fujairah in January.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, had ordered that the two boys be sent to Germany for medical treatment.
Jasem came back from Germany after undergoing two months' treatment at Olga Hospital. The step by step treatment involved taking layers of skin from his abdomen and his head to put on the burns.
Five years
"Each operation used to take four to five hours. Jasem will continue his treatment by travelling to Olga Hospital every three months for five years. His next appointment is on July 22, 2011," Ali Saeed Mohammad Al Yamahi, Jasem's father, told Gulf News. "
For medication, we are using creams given by doctors from the Olga Hospital, and we are covering Jasem's legs with stretchable silicon. My wife and I are taking care of Jasem, and we change the stretchable silicon every day after putting the cream on his legs," explained Jasem's father.
"I would like to thank Shaikh Mohammad for all his support and help," he said.
He said Khalifa, who is still in Germany, will return in a month's time.
The family had gone to see the flood water run-off in the wadi after rains in January when the incident occurred.
Khalifa was the first to fall into the pit while Jasem ran to his rescue and fell with him.
After falling into an extremely fine powder with a peachy hue, Khalifa and Jasem both felt a burning sensation on their skin, which turned white from the powder. When the boys tried to brush off the dust, their skins peeled away with it.
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