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Last Updated: April 24, 2023, 17:01 IST
Khartoum, Sudan/New Delhi
Operation Kaveri: Indians stranded in Sudan reach port of Sudan for evacuation (Image: S Jaishankar/Twitter)
The external affairs minister S Jaishankar said that 500 Indians have reached the port of Sudan
India on Monday launched Operation Kaveri to evacuate Indians trapped in conflict-hit Sudan where clashes have erupted between the Sudanese military and rebel paramilitary forces.
Union minister for external affairs S Jaishankar in a tweet said that 500 Indians have reached the Port of Sudan and also shared two pictures of Indians waiting at the Port of Sudan.
Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way.
Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home.
Committed to assist all our bretheren in Sudan. pic.twitter.com/8EOoDfhlbZ
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 24, 2023
“Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way. Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home. Committed to assist all our brethren in Sudan,” Jaishankar said.
The ministry of external affairs on April 23 said that India sent two heavy-lift aircraft to Saudi Arabia and a ship to the coast of Sudan to begin the evacuation of Indian citizens who were caught in the conflict.
India has been activating a contingency plan to evacuate people from Sudan once there is a brief lull in the fighting.
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