India extends evacuation from Yemen by a day
"Responding to needs of 140 nurses India extends air evacuation from Yemen by a day. Fights planned for tomorrow also, subject to clearances," MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.
India has so far evacuated more than 4,000 of its national from Yemen in the past week.
Speaking on the evacuation, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeted: "Service to humanity knows no borders. Glad we helped many countries in evacuation from Yemen."
"The help India extended included help to our neighbours Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka," he said.
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