Pregnant British woman 'trapped' in Cairo after fleeing Gaza, her family says
Yusra Alshanti, 25, is "heavily pregnant and has already missed two scans", her father says.
A pregnant British woman is "trapped" in Cairo, her family says, after a "disaster" in the UK government's response to some refugees arriving from Gaza.
Yusra Alshanti, 25, from Manchester, crossed into Egypt on Friday via the border point at Rafah.
Six months pregnant, she was accompanied by her two young daughters, who also have British passports, and her Palestinian husband Ibrahim Taha.
Speaking to Sky News, Yusra's father, Nasser Alshanti, praised the Foreign Office's initial efforts to get the whole family into Egypt.
He said special permission was granted for Ibrahim to cross the border.
UK officials had also "assured" Mr Alshanti that, when the family reached Cairo, his son-in-law would be granted a UK visa.
