Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 2 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) continued its critical Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in Sri Lanka for the third consecutive day today, as part of Operation Sagar Bandhu.
The ongoing mission aims to support communities severely affected by recent floods and landslides in several regions of the island nation.
According to official sources, the IAF air-dropped 5,860 kg of relief material in Kegalle and Kotmale on the third day of operations. In addition, IAF helicopters rescued 91 stranded citizens, including 70 adults and 21 children, from affected areas in Kotmale and Inguruwatta.
Additionally, five individuals were evacuated from remote, inaccessible locations through winching oper...