170 Indians evacuated from Saint Martin |
As many as 170 Indians have been evacuated from the hurricane Irma-hit Saint Martin and brought to the Caribbean island of Curacao by special flights chartered by the Indian government. Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Indian Envoy in Venezuela Rahul Srivastava has informed that 60 other people were also evacuated along with Indians from the hurricane-hit place. 110 Indians and Indian-origin evacuees were brought to Curacao from Saint Martin. In a series of tweets, Swaraj said the second flight carrying 60 Indians also landed in Curacao.Saint Martin, that is jointly administered by France and the Netherlands, was directly in hurricane Irma`s path. The island suffered widespread destruction after the storm made landfall last week and wreaked havoc on the Caribbean islands.
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