The Indian Air Force’s C-17 Globemaster heavy lift aircraft returned 246 Indians from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah after they were evacuated from Sudan strife-torn Khartoum region by the C-17 Globemaster. The first batch of 360 Indians arrived in Delhi on Wednesday via a chartered flight.
Similar to this, a number of Indian nationals are still being transported from Port Sudan to Jeddah on naval warships after having been driven there from the interior of the country in buses.
Those evacuated from violence-torn Sudan chanted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai,’ ‘Indian Navy zindabad,’ and other slogans after reaching safety, in the presence of Union Minister of State for external affairs V Muraleedharan, who was overseeing India’s flagship evacuation mission, Operation Kaveri.
One of the evacuees thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government for helping to get them out of the capital of Sudan while they were on board the heavy-lift aircraft headed to Mumbai. “When we arrived in Jeddah, our jawans, who are our true heroes, welcomed and served us with open arms.” We are now on our way to Mumbai, our hometown. “We are all extremely grateful to the Prime Minister and the entire country,” the evacuee said as the C-17 Globemaster took off for India.
“It’s good to see you coming back from Sudan,” the Union minister said to a group of Indians being brought to the port in Jeddah. On the military transport plane, he also met with the Indians.
According to foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra, more than 1,700 Indian citizens have been evacuated from the conflict areas in Sudan. To get as many people out of danger as quickly as possible, the government is working. Three thousand four hundred Indians had gotten in touch with the government, either by registering online or by getting in touch with the Indian embassy in Khartoum.
A total of 495 Indians are currently in Jeddah, with another 320 in Port Sudan. More Indians are being transported in buses from Khartoum to Port Sudan. Two IAF C-130J medium lift aircraft stationed in Saudi Arabia, as well as naval warships, will fly sorties across the Red Sea to transport Indians arriving in Port Sudan to Jeddah.
