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India evacuates 439 nationals from Aden to warship off Yemeni coast

Xinhua, April 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Amidst heavy shelling in the Yemeni port Aden, India evacuated on Saturday 439 of its nationals to the naval ship INS Mumbai anchored off the coast by ferrying the people in small batches on boat to the ship, said the Indian navy.

India has also helped pull out some nationals from Bangladesh, Djibouti, Nepal, Pakistan and Uganda from the strife-torn country, according to the ministry of external affairs.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted Saturday night: "There is heavy shelling in Aden. The ship is anchored 5/6 KM off the coast. Indian nationals are being taken by boat to board the ship there."

The external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin also tweeted: "Precious cargo. INS Mumbai to sail from Aden to Djibouti in pitch darkness with precious cargo of 439 evacuated from Yemen."

Earlier Saturday, about 320 Indians were evacuated by an Indian air force plane from Aden to Djibouti.

A total of 1,800 Indians have been evacuated form Yemen through air and sea so far, since India started its evacuation operation for its stranded nationals over the past several days, according to local media reports. Endi