Severe Weather Andamans

A fleet of seven ships and six helicopters evacuated all 2,376 tourists, including several foreign nationals, stranded in two islands of the Andamans due to cyclonic weather since December 5, officials said on Friday.

Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.

A fleet of seven ships and six helicopters evacuated all 2,376 tourists, including several foreign nationals, stranded in two islands of the Andamans due to cyclonic weather since December 5, officials said on Friday.

Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.