Photo: ‏@MEAIndiaAs per the preparation of the airlift, Indian Embassy in South Sudan has alerted Indians in Juba about the evacuation plan. Two C-17s of the IAF will proceed to South Sudan capital Juba on Thursday for evacuation of stranded Indians. Apart from the civilians, around 2,500 Indians are deployed with the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). 2 C-17s proceeding to Juba tomorrow with @Gen_VKSingh leading evac'n frm South Sudan pic.twitter.com/H48qiBJHad — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) July 13, 2016As per the preparation of the airlift, the Indian Embassy in Juba has alerted Indians about the evacuation plan. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has set in motion an airlift operation for evacuating hundreds of Indian nationals stranded in Juba, capital of South Sudan, where a week-long civil war has claimed a large number of lives.

Source: The Hindu July 13, 2016 11:32 UTC