IAF aircraft with 225 Indians from Yemen lands in Mumbai
"The C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft landed at about 10.40 pm here from Djibouti," a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said.
By PTI | Updated:
MUMBAI: An IAF aircraft carrying 225 Indians evacuated from strife-torn Yemen landed here tonight.
"The C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft landed at about 10.40 pm here from Djibouti," a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said.
Another IAF aircraft carrying 227 people is expected to land post midnight, the official said.
"The C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft landed at about 10.40 pm here from Djibouti," a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said.
Another IAF aircraft carrying 227 people is expected to land post midnight, the official said.
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Hundreds of Indian nationals have been evacuated by the government from strife-torn Yemen. In a massive 'Operation Raahat', the government has made use of IAF's C-17 Globemasters and Indian Navy's INS Sumitra to carry out the evacuation. Special Air India flights have also been flown to bring back Indians.
MoS for External Affairs VK Singh went to Djibouti to oversee the evacuation of around 4,000 Indians. Railways played its own role by providing free tickets to evacuees for travel from Mumbai, where they landed, to their destinations across the country.
We take a look at some defining & touching images of the rescue operation:
Hundreds of Indian nationals have been evacuated by the government from strife-torn Yemen. In a massive 'Operation Raahat', the government has made use of IAF's C-17 Globemasters and Indian Navy's INS Sumitra to carry out the evacuation. Special Air India flights have also been flown to bring back Indians.
MoS for External Affairs VK Singh went to Djibouti to oversee the evacuation of around 4,000 Indians. Railways played its own role by providing free tickets to evacuees for travel from Mumbai, where they landed, to their destinations across the country.
We take a look at some defining & touching images of the rescue operation:
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