India Preventing Humanitarian Assistance Reaching Cyclone-Hit Sri Lanka: FO

PN EVACUATES STRANDED FAMILY DURING HADR OPERATIONS IN SRI LANKA - Global News Pakistan

Sri Lanka : During the ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts in Sri Lanka, the embarked Z-9 helicopter on Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF conducted rescue operations in the flooded Kotikawatta area. During search and rescue operation a stranded family for the last five days, including a 7-month-old infant were safely recovered from a rooftop. Subsequently, the evacuated family was transported to safe location in coordination…

Pakistan Navy rescues Sri Lankans stranded after floods

Pakistan’s navy on Monday said it had conducted a rescue operation in Colombo to evacuate a Sri Lankan family stranded on a rooftop for five days due to floods and moved them to a safe location. Last week, Cyclone Ditwah, packing strong winds and heavy rain, brought the island nation’s worst floods in a decade, triggering landslides in the hilly central region and killing more than 355 people, with at least 366 still missing. A Z-9 helicopter fr…

Pakistan Navy evacuates family stranded in Sri Lanka floods

Pakistan Navy personnel have evacuated a family stranded in Sri Lanka floods, Director General Public Relations – Navy (DGPR Navy) said on Monday. During the ongoing Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) efforts in Sri Lanka, the Z-9 helicopter embarked on Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF conducted rescue operations in the flooded Kotikawatta area, Colombo, Sri Lanka, DGPR Navy said. It said during search and rescue operation the family, inc…