New Delhi, PTI. 360 Indians stranded in Sudan are being evacuated from Jeddah to Delhi. Earlier on Wednesday, two Air Force aircraft evacuated more than 250 Indians to Jeddah. On Tuesday, 278 civilians were brought to Jeddah by naval ship INS Sumedha. In this way, under Operation Kaveri, about 530 Indians have been safely evacuated from Sudan to Jeddah.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has given information
Indians evacuated from Sudan under Operation Kaveri Mission are being provided all necessary facilities at the center set up in Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. After INS Sumedha, the second and third batch of Indians were brought to Jeddah on Wednesday by Air Force aircraft C-130J.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told that first 121 people were airlifted by C-130J aircraft, followed by 135 people to Jeddah. On Wednesday, he tweeted that Operation Kaveri is going on at full speed.