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As armed gangs launch new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that India has begun ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate Indian nationals from Haiti. They were evacuated to the Dominican Republic.
The EAM said that the Centre is “fully committed to the security and well-being” of Indian nationals abroad.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Jaishankar wrote: “India begins Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. 12 Indians evacuated today. Fully committed to the security and well-being of our nationals abroad. Thank the Government of the Dominican Republic for their support.”
On Wednesday, US State Department announced that More than 15 Americans were airlifted from Port-au-Prince to neighboring Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
Gangs went on a rampage through the upscale neighborhoods of Laboule and Thomassin in Pétion-Ville, killing at least a dozen people.
The outburst of violence comes as the political future of the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation hangs in limbo.
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Published: 21 Mar 2024, 09:01 PM IST
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