Operation Kaveri: Another 365 Indians rescued from Sudan arrive in India
New Delhi: A sixth flight arrived in India carrying 365 Indians rescued from Sudan, totaling around 1,900 Indians to arrive in India so far.
“More Indians come back home under #OperationKaveri. 365 passengers have just landed in New Delhi,” EAM S Jaishankar in a tweet said.
In the morning, over 1,600 Indians arrived in India.
India has successfully evacuated over 2,400 of its nationals from Sudan, ferrying them from Port Sudan to Jeddah.
Last night, INS Sumedha departed from Port Sudan with 300 passengers onboard for Jeddah.
Yesterday, two batches of Indians arrived in India – one batch of 362 Indians touched down in Bengaluru, while another C-17 flight carrying 392 passengers reached New Delhi.
India on Thursday deployed the third naval ship for the rescue operation, INS Tarkash.
When the fighting broke out between rival factions, there were over 3,000 Indian nationals living in Sudan, besides around 1,000 Persons of Indian Origin.
(With UNI inputs)