An Egyptian woman believed to be the world’s heaviest woman arrived in India on Saturday for weight reduction surgery.
36-year-old
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, who weighs about 500 kilograms, arrived at a
health facility in Mumbai after flying from Egypt’s Alexandria city for
the treatment.
The woman’s family are reported as saying that she has not been able to leave her house for 25 years.
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty weighs about 500 kilograms. /CGTN Photo
According to doctors, she is set to be placed under supervision for at least one month before undergoing surgery.
Reports
say the Indian doctors that will be in charge of El Aty’s surgery
previously traveled to Egypt where they treated her for almost three
months, optimizing her conditions and monitoring her vitals before her
flight.
Last
year, the Indian embassy in Cairo initially denied Abd El Aty's visa
request because of her inability to present herself in person at the
office.
She
was later however granted the visa after her surgeon Lakdawala tweeted
to Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj about her condition.