Op Kaveri: India begins evacuations from violence-hit Sudan
Op Kaveri: India begins evacuations from violence-hit Sudan
Ship, aircraft ready
India on Monday launched 'Operation Kaveri' to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Sudan. Foreign minister S Jaishankar said India's ships and aircraft are set to bring Indians back home.
Citizens reach Port Sudan
"Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way," Jaishankar tweeted.
3,000 Indians in Sudan
The government had on Friday said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout Sudan.
‘In touch with stranded citizens’
Jaishankar said that the Indian government is in continuous touch with its citizens stuck in Sudan.
High-level meet by PM Modi
India’s decision to deploy the Super Hercules military transport aircraft followed the high-level meeting PM Narendra Modi chaired on April 21
Fighting continues
Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group for the last 11 days that has reportedly left around 600 people dead.
Efforts by other countries
Earlier, the French Embassy in India informed that their country has evacuated some Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan.
Indians rescued by Saudi Arabia
On April 22, Saudi Arabia said it has evacuated 66 citizens of "brotherly and friendly" foreign countries that included a few Indian nationals from the conflict-hit nation.
US evacuates embassy staff
The US military managed to airlift on Sunday close to 100 embassy staffers from Khartoum.
Sudan offers assistance
Both the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force have apparently agreed to not block the airlift by foreign nations.