evacuation

In the latest update, Cyclone Biparjoy barrels towards the Kutch coast in Gujarat, following which the government made evacuation arrangements, As of now, nearly 37,800 people living near the sea in eight districts of the state have been shifted. The powerful cyclone will make landfall near Jakhau port on the evening of June 15, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). Furthermore, the IMD alerted extensive damage potential nature of… read-more

A hotel in Gurugram named Gurugram Leela Hotel panicked and started evacuation after receiving a threat call. In addition, a search is on to trace it, confirmed police on September 13. Notably, the call was received at Leela Hotel in the Ambiance Mall complex around 11:35, following which police was immediately informed and bomb disposal and dog squads reached the hotel for further process.

Following France, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed the completion of its evacuation mission in Afghanistan from the Kabul airport on August 29. According to the UK Ambassador to Afghanistan Laurie Bristow, they have evacuated 15,000 nationals and Afghans since August 15 with the help of almost 1,000 personnel, including military, diplomatic and civilian. PM Boris Johnson also decided to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees from… read-more

Amid USA's evacuation mission in Afghanistan, France has announced the completion of its evacuation drive named ''Operation Apagan'' on August 27. French Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Twitter, ''the French military has evacuated around 3,000 people, including over 2,600 Afghan citizens''. France had started the drive on August 15 and the last flight took off late in the night, on August 27.

As countries are making efforts to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan, a Ukrainian plane, which landed in Afghanistan to evacuate their residents, has been hijacked by an unidentified group. Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin confirms the incident and informed that hijackers were heavily armed. However, Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation says the plane landed in Mashhad but flew to Ukraine after refueling.