Navy deploys missile destroyer INS Mumbai to evacuate Indians from Yemen
Indian authorities have hired small crafts which are being used to move 30-35 Indians at one time from the port to INS Mumbai, the Navy said.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Amid war-like conditions in Aden, the Navy today pressed into action INS Mumbai, a guided-missile destroyer, to evacuate the second batch of Indians from the port city of Yemen.
The warship placed itself just outside Aden harbour as part of ' Operation Raahat' as heavy firing was reported in Aden where the Saudi-led coalition is fighting Houthi rebels who are making a bid for the city.
Indian authorities have hired small crafts which are being used to move 30-35 Indians at one time from the port to INS Mumbai, the Navy said.
While the exact number of Indians stranded there is not known, defence sources put it over 200.
Meanwhile, the Navy said INS Sumitra was unable to rescue Indians from Al Mukalla port in Yemen today. It will try and evacuate the stranded Indians tomorrow.
Al Mukalla city has been overrun by al-Qaeda.
The warship placed itself just outside Aden harbour as part of ' Operation Raahat' as heavy firing was reported in Aden where the Saudi-led coalition is fighting Houthi rebels who are making a bid for the city.
Indian authorities have hired small crafts which are being used to move 30-35 Indians at one time from the port to INS Mumbai, the Navy said.
While the exact number of Indians stranded there is not known, defence sources put it over 200.
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One of the evacuees included a pregnant woman who was cared for by Navy personnel on the ship.Meanwhile, the Navy said INS Sumitra was unable to rescue Indians from Al Mukalla port in Yemen today. It will try and evacuate the stranded Indians tomorrow.
Al Mukalla city has been overrun by al-Qaeda.
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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.
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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:
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