Rescue operations launched by Navy to save 1400 tourists stranded in Andaman storm
13feb.2018
About 1400 tourists have been trapped due to stormy weather in Havelock and Neel Islands of Andaman. To remove them, the Navy has planted four ships today. The stormy weather has affected most of these two islands, about 40 kilometers from Port Blair. The reason for this has become a deep pressure in the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, due to which heavy rains, strong winds are moving and the sea has become disturbed.
Port Blair. About 1400 tourists have been trapped due to stormy weather in Havelock and Neel Islands of Andaman. To remove them, the Navy has planted four ships today. The stormy weather has affected most of these two islands, about 40 kilometers from Port Blair. The reason for this has become a deep pressure in the southeast of the Bay of Bengal, due to which heavy rains, strong winds are moving and the sea has become disturbed.
Administration has already declared the stormy weather as an 'L1 disaster'. Neel and Havelock are the most popular tourist destinations in Andaman and there are medium ships or helicopters to bring the tourists from there, who have stopped the operation due to bad weather on Monday night.
South Andaman Deputy Commissioner Udit Prakash Rai said that around 1400 tourists on the islands were trapped and unable to come to Port Blair to return home. The local population of Havelock and Neil Islands is badly affected by the storm, which has hindered supply of essential things.
In order to evacuate the stranded people, the Indian Navy ships, Bitra, Bangaram and the critical LCU 38 have been deployed. The removal work could not be started due to adverse weather conditions.