Over 600 Indians Return Home From Yemen

04 April, New Delhi

More than 660 Indian nationals evacuated from Yemen arrived home by two IAF planes and a special Air India flight Friday night, taking the total number of evacuees who have been safely brought back from the strife-torn country to 1,022.

While two Indian Air Force planes carrying 334 people landed in Mumbai past 11 PM, a special Air India flight with 330 Indians reached Kochi airport post midnight. They were part of evacuees who were brought to Djibouti from Sanaa earlier Friday.

The two Air Force C-17 Globemasters which landed in Mumbai carried among others, 306 evacuees rescued by Navy vessel INS Sumitra.

In Kochi, the evacuees were welcomed at the airport by Kerala Minister for Diaspora KC Joseph along with state government officials.