Stuck in lockdown, French family waits in UP village to carry on road trip

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Press Trust of India Gorakhpur (UP)
Last Updated : Apr 16 2020 | 3:22 PM IST

On a road trip across countries, a French family has been forced to break their journey in Singhorwa village in Maharajganj district due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Pallarez Patrice along with his wife Virginie, daughters Ophelie and Lola and son Tom were about to enter Nepal when the lockdown was announced.

The family, which belongs to Toulouse in France, arrived here on March 21 and is now living in their big van near a village temple adjoining Laxmipur forest, SDM Nautanwa, Jasveer Singh

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First Published: Apr 16 2020 | 3:22 PM IST

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