Sri Lanka, Nov. 30 -- India has evacuated around 750 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah, as part of ongoing efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu. Evacuations continue via commercial airlines and Indian Air Force flights, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.

Alongside the evacuations, India has intensified search, rescue, and relief operations to assist families affected by severe flooding and landslides. Yesterday (29), Chetak helicopters from INS Vikrant airlifted stranded people to safe locations, while today (30), Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopters conducted rescue operations near the inaccessible Kotmale area, saving pregnant women, infants, critically injured individuals, and citizens from multipl...