300 more Indians evacuated from Yemen

April 02, 2015 21:11

India tonight evacuated more than

300 Indians from Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, taking the total number of those rescued to over 800 from the strife-torn country as government stepped up efforts to get clearance for air sorties to bring back its nationals from Sanaa.

"INS Sumitra proves to be a 'good friend'. Docks in Al

Hudaydah for the evacuation of 300 plus Indian nationals," the

Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said.

The Navy vessel INS Sumitra, which had evacuated 350 Indians from Aden on Tuesday night, was dispatched to Al Hudaydah yesterday to pull out over 300 Indians from there.

They will reach Djibouti tomorrow morning and then will be flown back to the country.

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