Goodwill employee Emilia Vasquez told Business Insider that she's spending $500/day (₹46,000) while she's stranded amid the Middle East war, with $300/day (₹27,500) going towards her Taj Dubai hotel stay. Though UAE promised to bear the costs, it hasn't clarified how or when it'll reimburse the costs. "The hotel...[said] that if I cannot afford...leave and go somewhere else," Vasquez said.