Tourists stranded on Havelock Island are safe: Rajnath Singh
"Spoke to Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dr. Jagdish Mukhi who apprised me of the situation in Havelock Islands," Singh tweeted.
"All the tourists who are stranded in Havelock Island are safe. The government has made all the preparations to evacuate them," he said.
"The government will launch the rescue operations immediately after the intensity of the cyclone reduces. The teams are ready in Port Blair," the Minister said.
tourists are stranded in Andamans' tourist magnet Havelock Island owing to storm as the Indian Navy has engaged itself in a rescue mission, defence sources said.
"#HADR Indian Navy swings in 2 [to] action 2 [to] evacuate 800 stranded tourists at Havelock Is[land]. 4 ships sailed ex Port Blair & in area," tweeted the Indian Navy.
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