The second IAF C-130J aircraft, carrying another 135 trapped Indians, left the conflict-torn Sudan on Wednesday, and has now arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. As the first IAF C-130J arrived at Jeddah airport earlier today, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan greeted the second group of the 148 evacuated Indians.
278 evacuated people on the naval ship INS Sumedha arrived at the Jeddah port today as well. “Operation Kaveri in Full Swing. Another 135 people are on board the second IAF C-130J flight that departs Port Sudan for Jeddah. The MEA had tweeted, “This is the third round of evacuees under #OperationKaveri.
The Ministry of External Affairs tweeted earlier on Wednesday that 121 passengers boarded the IAF C-130J. 148 Indians were reportedly evacuated in the second batch, according to a later tweet from the MoS MEA. “First IAF C-130J aircraft under #OperationKaveri from Port Sudan carrying 148 Indians landed in Jeddah,” wrote MoS MEA V Muraleedharan on Twitter.