India Begins Sudan Evacuation Under Operation Kaveri, First Batch Boards INS Sumedha. In Pics

The first batch of Indians stranded in Sudan were evacuated under Operation Kaveri on Tuesday, with 278 leaving the war-torn country aboard the INS Sumedha.

The INS Sumedha is evacuating Indians from Port Sudan.

The first batch of Indians stranded in Sudan were evacuated on Tuesday as part of Operation Kaveri. (Image Source: MEA)

With 278 people on board, the INS Sumedha departed Port Sudan for Jeddah. According to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, India has launched Operation Kaveri to rescue its citizens who are stranded in war-torn Sudan. (Image Source: MEA)