According to the Ministry of Defence's Principal Spokesperson Sitanshu Kar, the flights would be airlifting "army forward hospitals, engineering task forces, water, food, NDRF teams, medical personnel and equipment, blankets and tents".
He added on Twitter that India will be activating MI17 helicopters in these planned flights, and five of them have landed at Kathmandu at about 9.30am. One C-17 is getting readied with an engineering task force at Hindan, and will "take off shortly" for Kathmandu, he said at 9.56am.
The military spokesperson added that a C-17 Globemaster III flight from Kathmandu had ferried 237 Indians to Palam at 4.37am on Sunday.
- CNA/kk
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Indian air force evacuates over 550 from Nepal ....
ReplyDeleteIndian Air Force planes brought back over 550 Indians back from quake struck Nepal Saturday night, while more are expected to be evacuated Sunday, said local media.
A C-130J Super Hercules of the Indian Air Force arrived with 55 passengers, followed by a C-17 Globemaster III with 102 passengers. An IL-76 aircraft brought back 152 passengers and another C-17 Globemaster III returned with 247 Indians, said Indo-Asian News Service.
The Indian defense forces, meanwhile decided to step up their search, rescue and humanitarian efforts in Nepal on Sunday, said the report.
Meanwhile, the defense ministry here said 10 flights are planned for Kathmandu on Sunday to send army forward hospitals, engineering task forces, water, food, National Disaster Response Force teams, medical personnel and equipment, blankets and tents.
Six MI helicopters stationed at Gorakhpur, in north-west Uttar Pradesh in northern India, and another six at various places were on standby to be pressed into service as well, according to the ministry officials.
Over 1,500 people were killed and thousands injured when a massive earthquake and several strong aftershocks struck Nepal on Saturday.
The quake, measured 7.9 on the Richter scale with epicenter at Nepal's Lamjung district, also hit India, killing more than 50.
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Rescuers head to Nepal as quake toll tops 2,200; Japanese alpinist killed at everest...
ReplyDeleteAn avalanche triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that shattered central Nepal on Saturday killed one Japanese climber and injured another at Mount Everest base camp.
The deceased climber was confirmed Sunday to be a man and the injured climber a woman, both in their 50s. Their identities were not immediately available.
A Japanese disaster relief team left Narita airport on Sunday for Nepal to extend emergency support in the aftermath of the quake, which rocked Kathmandu, surrounding areas in Nepal and parts of neighboring countries.
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En proie aux répliques, le Népal tente de porter secours aux victimes du séisme...
ReplyDeleteAlors que les sauveteurs népalais tentent de retrouver des survivants au lendemain du séisme qui a frappé le Népal, samedi, une réplique de grande ampleur a secoué le pays ainsi que le centre de la capitale indienne New Delhi.
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M 5.1 - NEPAL - 2015-04-26 16:26:14 UTC...
ReplyDeleteMagnitude M 5.1
Region NEPAL
Date time 2015-04-26 16:26:14.8 UTC
Location 27.91 N ; 85.89 E
Depth 80 km
Distances
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7 km SW of Kodāri, Nepal / pop: 1,600 / local time: 22:11:14.8 2015-04-26
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