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In this March 23, 2020 photo, foreign tourists who are unable to fly home due to the new coronavirus outbreak, queue up outside an immigration office to extend their visas in Bali, Indonesia. Tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines cancel flights and countries close their borders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

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Tourists stranded in Asia by canceled flights, shut borders
March 27, 2020 3:23 a.m.

Tourists stranded in Asia by canceled flights, shut borders

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) — From the sun-soaked beaches of Thailand to the foothills of Mount Everest in Nepal, tourists across Asia are finding their dream vacations have turned into travel nightmares as airlines cancel flights and countries close their borders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.