Yemen crisis: Indian Navy rescues nearly 350 stranded Indians

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YemenTwo warships have been pressed into service besides two passenger ships while the Indian Air Force has put on stand-by two C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft.Amid escalating violence, nearly 350 Indians stranded in Yemen were evacuated on Tuesday night from southern port city of Aden. The rescued people will be taken to Djibouti, a country neighbouring Yemen and will be brought to India by air..
Those evacuated included, 220 men, 101 women and 28 children. They were taken to the Indian Navy ship INS Sumitra. 
The evacuation operation took place in dark night conditions . "INS Sumitra has left the Aden harbour and around 350 Indians embarked on the ship," Defence sources said.
Evacuation took place after India tonight got permission to dock its ship at the Aden harbour as the government launched a massive air and sea evacuation operation for its over 4,000 nationals in Yemen. Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh headed for Djibouti to oversee the evacuation exercise christened 'Operation Raahat'.
Two warships have been pressed into service besides two passenger ships while the Indian Air Force has put on stand-by two C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft.
Air India has stationed two 180-seater Airbus A320 planes in Muscat for evacuation of Indians from Yemen's capital Sanaa to Djibouti whenever a clearance is given by the concerned authorities.
The Defence sources said four ships, including destroyer INS Mumbai and stealth frigate INS Tarkash- will reach Yemen by Saturday. Two merchant vessels - Kavaratti and Coral - have also been dispatched.
The four ships are to join each other in Arabian Sea on April 2 and proceed as a composite group to Djibouti. The two 180-seater aircraft dispatched by Air India yesterday remain stuck in the Oman capital Muscat due to want of clearance from the authorities.
Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded Yemen's Shiite rebels for a sixth day today, destroying missiles and weapons depots and for the first time using warships to bomb the rebel-held airport and eastern outskirts of the port city of Aden.

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