IAF plane from Yemen with 168 passengers lands - Times of India

KOCHI: Indian Air Force plane carrying 168 passengers lands at Cochin International airport around 1.45am (IST) on Thursday. Majority of passengers are nurses who were rescued from Aden by INS Sumitra which brought them to Djibouti on Wednesday morning. At least 550 Indians who were stranded in Aden were informed that Indian naval ships would be arriving to sail them to safety. However, they were disheartened when the ships didn't come ashore due to lack of clearances.

Kerala Ministers KC Joseph, Ibrahim Kunju, Ernakulam district collector MG Rajamanickam, NORKA CEO RS Kannan were present to receive the NRIs coming from a harrowing experience.

The state government announced a pocket money of Rs 2000 for each person on arrival. 12 vehicles including 2 KSRTC buses have been arranged to transport them to their home districts.

With guns booming too close for comfort, and fighting spreading to day time, fear is escalating in the war-torn cities of Yemen. The international media has reported at least 100 people killed in Sana'a.

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