Operation Samudra Maitri: This is how India will help tsunami-hit Indonesia
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Operation Samudra Maitri
India has launched a massive operation to provide assistance to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia, dispatching two aircraft and three naval ships carrying relief material to the country.
Image: Twitter/PMO India
Image: Twitter/PMO India
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Humanitarian assistance
'Operation Samudra Maitri' for humanitarian assistance was launched after a telephonic conversation between PM Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on October 1, and following Indonesia's acceptance of international aid.
Image: Twitter/MEAIndia
Image: Twitter/MEAIndia
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Field hospital
The C-130J aircraft is carrying a medical team along with tents and equipments to set up a field hospital.
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Image: Twitter/MEAIndia
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Immediate assistance
The C-17 aircraft is carrying medicines, generators, tents and water to provide immediate assistance.
Image: Twitter/Indian Air Force
Image: Twitter/Indian Air Force
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Indian Navy ships
Three Indian Navy ships -- INS Tir, INS Sujatha and INS Shardul -- have also been mobilised to carry out humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR).
Image: Twitter/Indian Air Force
Image: Twitter/Indian Air Force
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Helping Indonesia
These ships are likely to reach the Central Sulawesi province of Indonesia on October 6.
The magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk and generated a tsunami said to have been as high as 6 metres (nearly 20 feet) in places.
An estimated 2.4 million people were affected, 61,867 displaced and 66,000 homes destroyed.
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The magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk and generated a tsunami said to have been as high as 6 metres (nearly 20 feet) in places.
An estimated 2.4 million people were affected, 61,867 displaced and 66,000 homes destroyed.
Image: Twitter/indiannavy