Yemen Rescue Operations

Thirty-eight Indians were today brought back home by the Indian Navy, four days after they were rescued from the cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen.

In a swift operation, the Indian Navy today rescued 38 Indians from Socotra island in Yemen where they were stranded for nearly 10 days after a severe cyclonic storm hit the area.

Around 38 Indians are stranded in and around Socotra island in Yemen after a cyclone hit the area and the Indian Navy has launched an operation to rescue them.

A British hostage has been freed in Yemen following an operation by United Arab Emirates forces, the Foreign Office in London announced Sunday.

NDTV met the Indian Navy's Knights in White, who rescued over 3000 people from Yemen, on their ships at the Mumbai Harbour.

Two Navy-escorted passenger ships with 475 people, including Bangladesh nationals and Yemenese of Indian origin, evacuated from the conflict-hit Yemen arrived in Kochi today, bringing down the curtains on the massive rescue operation undertaken by the government.

Scripting another successful rescue mission by India through the sea route, two Navy-escorted ships with 475 passengers, including 337 Bangladesh nationals and 65 Yemenese of Indian origin, evacuated from conflict-hit Yemen, would be arriving in Kochi tomorrow.

Indian Naval ship INS Mumbai today returned to Mumbai Harbour after evacuating over 900 stranded persons including foreigners from strife-torn Yemen.

India on Thursday concluded its evacuation mission, Operation Rahat, in Yemen with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeting, "The evacuation operation from Yemen is over. General V.K.Singh is returning tonight. We are closing our Embassy there."

The total number of Indian evacuees from war-ravaged Yemen today touched 4000 mark with nearly 700 more nationals, including 600 from Sanaa, rescued in three air sorties as government decided to end the air evacuation operation today.

As part of a massive rescue operation, three C-17 Globemaster aircraft of Indian Air Force have clocked nearly 150 flying hours in the last few days bringing back over 1,300 Indians from Djibouti after their evacuation from strife-torn Yemen.

A newborn, rescued from the port city of Al-Hodeidah in Yemen, is among the 3000 Indians who have been evacuated from the strife-torn country. The baby and others are now onboard Navy's warship INS Mumbai on their way to Djibouti.

India today evacuated 1,052 more Indians - including 574 from the Yemeni capital Sana'a on three Air India flights and 479 from Al Hodeidah on board the Indian Naval Ship Mumbai. Nearly 3,300 of the estimated 4,000 Indians in Yemen have been rescued in Operation Raahat, so far.

India today evacuated 670 Indian nationals - including 488 from Sana'a by three Air India flights - taking the total number of Indians rescued from war-ravaged Yemen to nearly 2,300. It is the largest evacuation by air in a day from the region.

Pakistan said on Saturday that it has evacuated 11 Indians along with 148 Pakistani citizens from strife-torn Yemen's southeastern city of Mokallah, which is now almost entirely under the control of al-Qaeda militants.

Thirty-eight Indians were today brought back home by the Indian Navy, four days after they were rescued from the cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen.

In a swift operation, the Indian Navy today rescued 38 Indians from Socotra island in Yemen where they were stranded for nearly 10 days after a severe cyclonic storm hit the area.

Around 38 Indians are stranded in and around Socotra island in Yemen after a cyclone hit the area and the Indian Navy has launched an operation to rescue them.

A British hostage has been freed in Yemen following an operation by United Arab Emirates forces, the Foreign Office in London announced Sunday.

NDTV met the Indian Navy's Knights in White, who rescued over 3000 people from Yemen, on their ships at the Mumbai Harbour.

Two Navy-escorted passenger ships with 475 people, including Bangladesh nationals and Yemenese of Indian origin, evacuated from the conflict-hit Yemen arrived in Kochi today, bringing down the curtains on the massive rescue operation undertaken by the government.

Scripting another successful rescue mission by India through the sea route, two Navy-escorted ships with 475 passengers, including 337 Bangladesh nationals and 65 Yemenese of Indian origin, evacuated from conflict-hit Yemen, would be arriving in Kochi tomorrow.

Indian Naval ship INS Mumbai today returned to Mumbai Harbour after evacuating over 900 stranded persons including foreigners from strife-torn Yemen.

India on Thursday concluded its evacuation mission, Operation Rahat, in Yemen with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeting, "The evacuation operation from Yemen is over. General V.K.Singh is returning tonight. We are closing our Embassy there."

The total number of Indian evacuees from war-ravaged Yemen today touched 4000 mark with nearly 700 more nationals, including 600 from Sanaa, rescued in three air sorties as government decided to end the air evacuation operation today.

As part of a massive rescue operation, three C-17 Globemaster aircraft of Indian Air Force have clocked nearly 150 flying hours in the last few days bringing back over 1,300 Indians from Djibouti after their evacuation from strife-torn Yemen.

A newborn, rescued from the port city of Al-Hodeidah in Yemen, is among the 3000 Indians who have been evacuated from the strife-torn country. The baby and others are now onboard Navy's warship INS Mumbai on their way to Djibouti.

India today evacuated 1,052 more Indians - including 574 from the Yemeni capital Sana'a on three Air India flights and 479 from Al Hodeidah on board the Indian Naval Ship Mumbai. Nearly 3,300 of the estimated 4,000 Indians in Yemen have been rescued in Operation Raahat, so far.

India today evacuated 670 Indian nationals - including 488 from Sana'a by three Air India flights - taking the total number of Indians rescued from war-ravaged Yemen to nearly 2,300. It is the largest evacuation by air in a day from the region.

Pakistan said on Saturday that it has evacuated 11 Indians along with 148 Pakistani citizens from strife-torn Yemen's southeastern city of Mokallah, which is now almost entirely under the control of al-Qaeda militants.