It was just one of those moments where we realized we never thought anything like this would ever happen.

— Kathleen, Cape Cod native and Dubai resident

Evacuating Dubai for Cape Cod

About the Author: Teresa Martin

A Cape Cod native shares her first hand-account of the attacks on Dubai - and getting back to the Cape - while war tensions boil in the middle east.

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13 March 2026 – SANDWICH, MA – For the past decade this Cape Cod native and her husband have lived in Dubai. Neither expected to feel the thunder of falling bombs in a place they describe as international, beautiful, and safe. They shared their evacuation story with Cape Cod News.org.

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