Family torn apart by MS804 disaster: Three children under six are orphaned after their parents were killed in EgyptAir crash while they were waiting at the airport to welcome them home 

  • The youngsters, one boy and two girls, were at Cairo International Airport
  • The children were left inconsolable when their parents didn't arrive
  • Their mother was returning from Paris after successfully beating cancer 
  • Father had used up all of his savings to pay for the high-quality treatment

By Nick Fagge In Cairo, Egypt, For Mailonline

Published: 03:43 EST, 21 May 2016 | Updated: 04:25 EST, 21 May 2016

Three young children have been left orphaned after their parents were killed in EgyptAir MS804 disaster – one of the many family tragedies resulting from the devastating plane crash.

But the loss of parents Ahmed el-Ashry and his wife Reham Mosad is particularly poignant as the mother-of-three was returning to Cairo from Paris after successfully beating cancer.

The children – all aged under six – were waiting at Cairo International Airport for the arrival of their parents who they were missing terribly.

One boy and two girls, all aged under six, were left inconsolable when their parents Ahmed el-Ashry and his wife Reham Mosad (pictured left and right) were killed in the EgyptAir MS804 disaster

One boy and two girls, all aged under six, were left inconsolable when their parents Ahmed el-Ashry and his wife Reham Mosad (pictured left and right) were killed in the EgyptAir MS804 disaster

The heart-broken youngsters, one boy and two girls, were left inconsolable when the mother and father failed to arrive – along with the other 66 passengers and crew of doomed flight MS804.

Family friend Muhammad El Shennawi said: 'The situation is very unfortunate and grievous. It is heart-breaking to see the kids.

'They were at Cairo Airport to welcome them home.

'But their dad and mum did not reach Cairo, neither will any of those who were with them.'

Mother Reham Mosad, 27, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Her mother had recently passed away and she had already lost her father.

Father Ahmed el-Ashry, a pharmacist used all his savings and sold most of his assets to pay for high-quality cancer treatment in France.

The loss is particularly poignant as Mrs Mosad (right), 27, was returning to Cairo from a month-long stay in Paris where she successfully beat cancer after her husband (left) used all of his savings to pay for the high-quality treatment

The loss is particularly poignant as Mrs Mosad (right), 27, was returning to Cairo from a month-long stay in Paris where she successfully beat cancer after her husband (left) used all of his savings to pay for the high-quality treatment

The couple travelled to Paris a month ago leaving the children with their grandmother, Mr el-Ashry's mother.

The medical treatment was success and the couple were looking forward to getting back to normal life with their children.

They booked on to EgyptAir MS804 to come home.

Hunt for clues: The Egyptian army reported finding wreckage and personal belongings from the missing jet around 180 miles north of Alexandria. The discovery came a day after other debris found in another area near the African coast turned out not to come the plane

Hunt for clues: The Egyptian army reported finding wreckage and personal belongings from the missing jet around 180 miles north of Alexandria. The discovery came a day after other debris found in another area near the African coast turned out not to come the plane

Loss: Relatives of passengers on board the EgyptAir flight cry at Cairo Airport as they try to receive information on their loved ones

Loss: Relatives of passengers on board the EgyptAir flight cry at Cairo Airport as they try to receive information on their loved ones

Family friend Heba Selim said: 'Mosad had been given the all-clear before booking the flight.'

Muhammad El Shennawi added: 'Ahmed did everything to save his beloved wife.

'I asked him not to go to Paris for the treatment but to try to find a hospital here in Egypt that could treat her – because of the huge cost.

'But Mosad's mother had recently died and her father was already dead.

'They spent a month in Paris and then came back on this plane.

'The children are inconsolable.

'They were already missing their mother and father because they had been away for a month.' 

Gripped by grief: EgyptAir stewardesses console each other outside the Al Sedeq mosque where hundreds of mourners gathered to offer prayers for the crew of missing EgyptAir flight MS804

Gripped by grief: EgyptAir stewardesses console each other outside the Al Sedeq mosque where hundreds of mourners gathered to offer prayers for the crew of missing EgyptAir flight MS804

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