Mrs Malaysia and son escape unhurt from Brussels airport
A Malaysian woman who was Mrs Malaysia 2014 and her son were just metres away when a series of explosions rocked the Zaventem airport in Brussels.
Belinda How said she and her son Shawn escaped unhurt and sought refuge at a hotel in the Belgian capital.
Both of them were standing near the spot where the first explosion took place.
“We were queuing up to check in our luggage at the Etihad Airways counter about 7.50am to return to Kuala Lumpur when I heard a loud explosion.
“I was unsure if it was a bomb initially. It took me a few seconds to realise I was in real danger. This was followed by loud screaming from the other passengers and thick smoke.
“Then the wall near the counter came crumbling down. The explosion knocked down the wall. The debris missed us. We were about 5m away,” she added.
She recalled people in the terminal scrambling for safety, running towards the exit as chaos ensued.
