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A cash-strapped tourist who was living in a tent in Dubai thanked the police on social media after officials helped her to return to her home country.
The woman, 33, from a country in Eastern Europe, was found living in a tent in Al Faqa area on the Dubai-Al Ain motorway.
She had run out of money and suffered from psychological disorders, said officers patrolling the area.
“The officers asked her about her family or relatives,” said Col Mubarak Al Kitbi, head of Tourism Police.
The woman told the officers she came to Dubai after having a dispute with her family and spent all her money.