From deploying to a conflict zone to coordinate the rescue, the government spared no efforts in evacuating Indians from Yemen as fighting raged between the Houthi rebels and the Yemen government supported by aerial bombardment from the Saudi-led coalition. The efforts were so effective that over 26 countries including the U.S. and U.K. sought India’s help in rescuing their citizens. Here is a look at the serious numbers that were involved in Operation Rahat:
5,600+
Total number of people evacuated
4,640
Indians Rescued
960
foreign nationals rescued
41
countries whose citizen were rescued by India
2900+
those evacuated by air through 18 special flights out of Sana a
1670
those rescued by sea from Aden, Al Hudaydah and Al Mukalla
Day-by-day action
(Approximate, based on tweets from MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin and General V.K. Singh)April 1
- Navy's INS Sumitra
- Aden
- 348
April 2
- Navy's INS Sumitra
- Al Hudaydah
- 300+
April 3
- 2 flights from Air India
- 351
April 4
- 325
- 439
April 5
- 488
- 225+229
- 203
April 6
- 574
- 176
- 479
April 7
- 600+
April 8
- 630 (Air operations conclude)
April 9
- 349 (Evacuation concludes)
