7,000 people evacuated from Afghanistan since August 14: Pentagon
World | August 20, 2021 6:56 ISTCumulatively, the number of people moved out of Afghanistan is somewhere near 12,000. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday.
Cumulatively, the number of people moved out of Afghanistan is somewhere near 12,000. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday.
Afghans and aid organisations have said that citizens are having a hard time getting past the Taliban and into the airport, in a mass exodus triggered by the insurgents' rapid takeover of the country and its capital on Sunday.
The three dogs - Maya, Bobbi and Roobi were deployed in Kabul in 2019. They had secured the Indian Embassy at Kabul for past 3 years with great bravery, professional competence and fierce loyalty to ITBP troops.
Specifically asked when the Indian staffers and citizens in Kabul will be evacuated, they said decisions will depend on the ground situation. It is learnt that a fleet of the C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force is kept on standby to undertake evacuation missions.
In its day-long four sorties, the chopper will evacuate almost all stranded people from Tandi and will drop them to Baring and Kullu from where they will be sent to their destinations in public transport by road.
A senior deputy homeland security adviser said that the evacuation flight represents the fulfillment of the U.S. commitment and honors the Afghans' brave service in helping support the U.S.' mission in Afghanistan and in turn, helping to keep the country safe.
California's largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the U.S. West.
The MICU has been installed on-board ALH Mk-III from INAS 323 at INS Hansa by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, a naval spokesman said in a media statement issued here.
A fast-growing wildfire in Riverside County of Southern California forced around 8,000 local residents to be evacuated.
Union Civil Aviation Minister, Hardeep Singh Puri called Air India, a 'first-class asset'.
India will send a C-17 military transport aircraft to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to evacuate more Indians and deliver a consignment of medical supplies to China's coronavirus-hit people, official sources said.
Following heavy rains and release of water from upstream dams on the Narmada river and its tributaries, the SSD backwaters are rising, said an official of the Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA).
Over 200 people have been shifted to the makeshift shelter erected by the local administration near ITO. Even though food and water facilities are available, people complained about lack of safety as the makeshift tents are located on pavements. Akhilesh (33), a farmer who has been living in the tent for the last three days, said he fears leaving his two children aged 3 and 6 years alone. He claims there are certain gangs who lift children from the streets.
Kagoshima is situated in a bay on the southern island of Kyushu. Some parts of the island have received 900 millimeters of rainfall per square meter since last week.
A 33-story apartment high-rise near central Sydney was evacuated on Monday after residents reported hearing cracking noises.
Hurricane Michael battered Florida causing uprooting of trees and power outages.
A magnitude of 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii's Big Island on Friday, nearly an hour after a 5.4 magnitude quake hit the same area, prompting fresh eruptions of the Kilauea volcano.
Around 90,000 Indian nationals have been safely brought back from foreign conflict zones, countries affected by natural disasters and other challenging situations in the last few years.
Nearly hundred people were killed on Saturday when a deadly explosion targeted an evacuation point near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday began rescue and evacuation measures for the stranded pilgrims hit by inclement weather during the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said.The state has received heavy rainfall in the last
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