Yemen crisis: Five-day-old baby arrives back home

A five-day-old baby, the youngest Indian national to be evacuated from strife-torn Yemen, arrived in Kochi on Friday by an Air India 777 flight. The new born and her parents - Raji and Sash Kumar - were rescued from Yemen's capital Sana'a and flown to Djibouti by an Air India plane yesterday.

Civilian doctor Dr. Uma Nambiar, who accompanied the baby on the plane back home, said her present situation was stable. "The baby was born premature. The baby's Bilirubin is little high. During the transportation, the baby is quite stable. We are shifting her to the Amrita hospital," Dr. Nambiar said.

The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that the evacuation of Indian nationals from Yemen is finally over and the Indian embassy there will be shut soon. This came after the rescue of over 630 people from Sana'a in Yemen by three special Air India flights.

The total number of Indians evacuated from Sana'a by air has crossed 2,900 by 18 special flights since the beginning of the air operations. Indian naval vessels have also evacuated over 1,670 Indians from Aden, Al Hudaydah and Al Mukalla ports in Yemen since March 31.

Indian Naval Ship INS Sumitra evacuated 349 persons, including 46 Indians and 303 foreign nationals from Al Hudaydah port on April 9. The entire evacuation effort has resulted in the evacuation of over 5600 persons. These include over 4,640 Indian nationals and about 960 foreign nationals from 41 countries