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Sikkim: Evacuation of stranded tourists from Chaten successfully completed
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The final phase of the operation involved Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters airlifting the remaining 63 tourists from Chaten on Thursday, with follow-up sorties resuming on Friday morning as weather conditions improved. The operation was carried out in coordination with the National Disaste
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North Sikkim: Relief operations resume; first chopper sortie of day flies
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
As part of the ongoing evacuation efforts in response to the recent disaster in North Sikkim, the first helicopter sortie of the day took off early this morning from Pakyong Greenfield Airport towards Chaten to rescue stranded tourists, according to an official statement.
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Sikkim: First batch of tourists from Chaten successfully evacuated at Paky
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Sikkim began evacuating stranded tourists from Chaten today with MI-17 and Cheetah helicopters. A total of 43 tourists were airlifted to Pakyong Greenfield Airport. The government has also arranged buses to Siliguri for further transport
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North Sikkim landslide: Air Force rescues 33 people, including 2 US nation
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement, the Indian Air Force said, "In response to the devastating landslides in Sikkim, Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters rapidly launched Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Ops -- dropping relief supplies, inserting NDRF teams, and evacuating 33 stranded individuals, incl
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North Sikkim landslide: Army reaches cut-off Lachen on foot, 113 tourists
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Braving extreme weather and dangerous terrain, the Indian Army reached the completely cut-off Lachen village on foot, locating 113 stranded tourists. Of them, 30, including foreign nationals, were airlifted on June 3 following massive landslides
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Uttarakhand SDRF rescues two stranded pilgrims near Lincholi, during their
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to people at the scene, a group of five pilgrims had deviated from the main route in an attempt to descend quickly via an uncharted path along the river. While three of them managed to return safely, two people named Dharamveer (28) and Shaili Singh (27), both residents of Delhi we
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Sikkim: Rescue mission underway, stranded individuals evacuated from Chate
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a successful rescue operation, a group of 34 stranded individuals, including injured army personnel, their family members, and tourists, were air evacuated from Chaten and safely landed at Pakyong Greenfield Airport. The evacuation mission was carried out by two MI-17 V5 helicopters, mark
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Manipur: Joint rescue operations evacuate JNIMS medical students, staff am
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Manipur Fire Service, Assam Rifles, SDRF, NDRF, and Indian Army are conducting joint evacuation operations to rescue stranded medical students and staff from the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal, following severe waterlogging triggered by heavy rainfall.
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Sikkim: Chungthang-Phidang road in Mangan district restored, evacuation of
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Tourism and Civil Aviation Department of Sikkim announced on Monday that the Chungthang-Phidang road in Mangan District has been restored, allowing for the safe evacuation of stranded tourists to commence.
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Security personnel rescue people stranded in floods in Northeastern states
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that a critical humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission was launched by the Indian Air Force, Central Armed Forces, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Government Forces in the Northeastern states due to rain-induced floods
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North Sikkim: Stranded tourists in Lachung now being evacuated in coordina
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Stranded tourists in Lachung are now being actively evacuated through a coordinated effort involving the police, residents, forest personnel, and the Lachung Hotel Association.
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Indian Air Force rescues 14 stranded individuals in flood-hit Arunachal Pr
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted a critical Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operation early this morning, rescuing 14 individuals stranded in the flooded Bomjir River in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Dibang Valley.
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