The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that 231 more stranded people had departed for Mumbai as part of the ongoing Operation Kaveri rescue attempts for Indian nationals from the violently unstable Sudan.
“The 12th flight leaving from Jeddah. Arindam Bagchi, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said in a tweet on Wednesday morning that 231 people were traveling to Mumbai.
Since the violence began in Khartoum and other areas of Sudan on April 15, India has been using military planes and navy ships out of Port Sudan to remove its nationals from the African nation.
In order to quickly station Indian Naval Ships and Indian Air Force aircraft for the evacuation of trapped civilians in the war-torn country, India launched “Operation Kaveri.”
Since Operation Kaveri started, 12 flights from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah have taken off carrying Indian evacuees.
As part of the plan, India has been busing its residents from war zones like Khartoum and other unrest-ridden regions to Port Sudan, where they are then transported to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah by heavy-lift transport aircraft and ships from the Indian Air Force.
The Indians are being transported from Jeddah to their homes through either commercial planes or IAF aircraft.
According to those with knowledge of the situation, Indian authorities have been working nonstop over the last three days to evacuate Indians. Over 3,000 stranded Indians have already left the conflict-torn Sudan for Jeddah.
In light of the current security situation, India has decided to temporarily move its embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.
Eastern Sudan’s Port Sudan is a port city on the Red Sea. Around 850 kilometers separate it from Khartoum.