Need for action
It’s my humble request to the authorities to please help save these precious human lives (‘Boy, 7, falls to death from 13th floor in Sharjah,’ Gulf News, May 27). I think they should take immediate action by placing metal bars in balconies, because we can’t have these incidents happening on a daily basis.
From Mr Saba
Dubai
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Implement alerts
I hope the authorities install some kind of movement sensor in the balconies so that as soon as the child goes to the balcony to play, the siren will alert the parents or the security guard.
From Mr Naeem Waheed
Karachi, Pakistan
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Take care
Please take care of your children and keep a close watch on them.
From Ms Missy Joyce
UAE
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Install grills
I urge the authorities to consider allowing residents to get balconies and windows covered by metallic or aluminium grills so that these incidents stop. These are very popular in India and are very safe. I am sure they will not ruin the look of the buildings.
From Ms S. K.
Dubai
Name withheld by request
Condolences
This is such sad news. My condolences to the family. Sometimes our reckless behaviour costs us and it can go to this extent. Please be safe and take care of your children.
From Mr Israr Ahmad
UAE
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Need for solution
Sad that every now and then, these sorts of things happen and parents forget. It’s not difficult for the authorities to mandate real estate developers to have wire screens in balconies. Don’t we have regulations preventing satellite dishes in balconies or the visible drying of clothes? Isn’t this more important than any of those? What are they going to do?
From Mr Lax
Dubai
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Recurring case
This occurs when parents are not watching over their children. Another reckless case, just like locking them in cars while going shopping. This is terrible and seems to be recurring.
From Ms Uttara Ghosh
UAE
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In my neighbourhood
This is a horrible incident in my neighbourhood. This should never happen again to anyone.
From Ms Uma Charles
Dubai
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Too many deaths
Poor parents. How is it possible to keep an eye on an eight-year-old boy? Such a shame. Perhaps the authorities could stop people with children renting flats that have balconies more than two storeys up. There seem to be too many children being killed in this way.
From Ms Denise McKenzie Lally
UAE
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About time
It is about time this project was underway in Ajman (‘Ajman builds new airport and two ports,’ Gulf News, May 26). I wish good luck to the city.
From Dr Tamimi
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Helps development
It is a great move forward for the development of Ajman. This would help in boosting electricity generation in the city and it would revolutionise Ajman’s economic outlook in the country.
From Mr Shahzad
Dubai
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On earthquake ‘survivors’
I don’t understand why people in office buildings blow minor earthquakes out of proportion (‘‘Terrifying’ earthquake causes shock waves across UAE’, Gulf News, May 28). Although our building on Shaikh Zayed Road swayed slightly, it wasn’t such a big deal. It was evident that the small tremble was an aftermath of an earthquake. I might sound a bit cynical, but it’s just that the office ambience was unnecessarily disturbed and people often get a good kick out of this whole situation. People just stand outside the office awkwardly in a massive group, saying the same things over and over again: ‘What was that?’, ‘Did you feel it too?’ and ‘Was it just me?’. Of course it wasn’t just you! After five minutes, I went back up and saw that the office was empty. As I looked around, I started thinking that maybe this was understandable. When people are working in such a mundane manner, they obviously would find something as small as a tremble really exciting and escalate the intensity of the situation just to pass the time and have a little bit of fun. It might even be the highlight of their week!
From Mr Vijayendra Vittal
Dubai
Waiting for the victor
A topsy-turvy Indian Premier League (IPL) that saw Mumbai Indians losing five matches in a row has finally concluded its preliminary session, with the team just scraping through to reach the semifinal berth. Shuttling between India and Dubai, with a brief intermission for the Indian election results, the usual suspects — Chennai and Kolkata — as always, produced scintillating cricket, ending up at the top of the log. Sunday’s finals will decide who will claim the title of the IPL 7 champion!
From Mr A. R. Modak
Johannesburg, South Africa
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