Stranded WYD pilgrims sleep in rain
Published: July 24, 2008
Over 500 Papua New Guinea WYD pilgrims were stranded in Sydney yesterday with another 400 Solomon Islanders arriving unexpectedly in Brisbane after their flights home were cancelled. The Courier-Mail reports that 200 World Youth Day pilgrims were to sleep on sporting fields in the rain last night after being stranded in Brisbane trying to get home. A Brisbane spokeswoman said 400 Solomon Islanders had arrived unexpectedly in Brisbane since the week-long Catholic international gathering ended in Sydney on Sunday. Some had been provided with emergency accommodation at Australian Catholic University, Banyo, and Marist College, Rosalie.
See: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24065272-953,00.html
http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=8240
Tags: Australia, PNG, Solomon Islands, WYD