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After Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj had said on Monday that 23 countries had requested India for help to evacuate their nationals from strife torn Yemen, MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted the list of countries — including United States, Germany, France and Sweden — that had asked for help.

Countries across the world are frantically trying to get their citizens out of the country because of the deteriorating situation in Yemen.

According to a CNN report, the Indian government has told the US that it will help rescue American citizens in Yemen. The US Embassy in Sanna put out an emergency message saying, "The Indian government has offered to assist U.S. citizens who want to depart Yemen for Djibouti. This potentially includes flights out of Sana’a and ships from Aden. U.S. citizens wishing to take advantage of this opportunity should contact First Secretary Raj Kopal at the Indian Embassy in Sana’a"

However according to The Economic Times, it was a surprising move since US "has strong naval presence as well as deployment of its Air Force in West Asia. France also has presence of its Navy in the region to counter piracy".

India has so far managed to evacuate more than 3,300 of its citizens. On Monday India evacuated 1052 of its nationals with the government looking to wrap up the massive evacuation operation 'Rahat' in a couple of days.

While 574 Indians were evacuated from Sanna by Air India, which did three sorties, another group of 479 was rescued from Al Hudaydah by INS Mumbai, the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry.

With nearly 3,300 of its nationals out of Yemen, India was looking at wrapping up the evacuation operation in a couple of days.

Meanwhile, Fierce clashes raged today between rebels and loyalists in southern Yemen, leaving more than 140 dead in 24 hours, as the Red Cross faced delays to urgently needed aid deliveries.

Relief workers have warned of a dire situation in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state, where a Saudi-led coalition is waging war on Iran-backed Huthi Shiite rebels.

The bloodiest fighting occurred between rebels and loyalists of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in the main southern city of Aden, officials said.

Yemen, strategically located near key shipping routes and bordering oil-rich Saudi Arabia, is sinking deeper into a multi-sided civil conflict.

The fighting has drawn in an array of armed groups including the Huthis, pro-Hadi militia, army units loyal to Saleh, southern separatists, Sunni tribes and al-Qaeda.

The Red Cross has appealed for an immediate truce to facilitate aid deliveries and has called for all land, air and sea routes to be immediately opened to allow the delivery of 48 tonnes of medical supplies the organisation has ready to treat up to 3,000 wounded.

The situation is particularly dire in Aden, where some neighbourhoods have had no electricity or water in days.

The Red Cross has been trying to fly emergency supplies into Sanaa but the plane is still stuck on the tarmac.

The UN children's agency said on Tuesday that more than 1,00,000 people in Yemen have left their homes in search of safety and at least 74 children have been killed since fighting in the country intensified almost two weeks ago.

UNICEF said the violence has disrupted water supplies in areas of southern Yemen and that sewage is overflowing in some locations, raising the risk of disease outbreak.

Hospitals are struggling to treat large numbers of wounded with insufficient supplies and some medical facilities have come under attack, the agency. It said at least three health workers, including an ambulance driver, have been killed in attacks.

Children are especially vulnerable, said the agency's Yemen representative, Julien Harneis.
"They are being killed, maimed and forced to flee their homes, their health threatened and their education interrupted," Harneis said in a statement, released on Tuesday in Amman, Jordan.
The agency said at least 74 children have been killed and 44 wounded since 26 March, when a Saudi-led air campaign against Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies began.

The message also said, "The next flights from Sana’a are scheduled to depart early on April 7. The Department of State cautions that U.S. citizens should consider carefully the risks of traveling to or within Sana’a and Aden in order to board evacuation transport given security conditions in both cities."

US, France, Germany seek help from India to evacuate nationals stuck in Yemen - Firstpost
 
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No plans to rescue its nationals: US urges American civilians to flee Yemen by sea o_O

Washington: The United States has admitted that it has no immediate plans to rescue its nationals stranded in war-torn Yemen and urged them to flee the raging conflict by sea.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf could not tell reporters yesterday how many American civilians are thought to be caught up in the conflict, as citizens of other nations take to ships.

But she said US authorities would contact those that it could, and advise them of opportunities to board ships from allied nations docking to pick up their own nationals.

"At this point, we have encouraged all US citizens to shelter and secure locations until they're able to depart safely. The airports are still closed, is my understanding," she said.

A protest website representing Yemeni Americans - stuckinyemen.com -- has accused Washington of abandoning dual nationals last month it its haste to close its embassy in Yemen.

Asked about a claim that 200 US citizens have signed up to the site, Harf said officials had been unable to confirm the figure and urged them to sign on to a State Department list.

France has evacuated 63 foreign nationals from the Yemeni port of Balhaf and frigates from the Chinese and Indian navies have rescued 450 and 100 people respectively from Hodeida.
 
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No plans to rescue its nationals: US urges American civilians to flee Yemen by sea o_O

Washington: The United States has admitted that it has no immediate plans to rescue its nationals stranded in war-torn Yemen and urged them to flee the raging conflict by sea.

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf could not tell reporters yesterday how many American civilians are thought to be caught up in the conflict, as citizens of other nations take to ships.

But she said US authorities would contact those that it could, and advise them of opportunities to board ships from allied nations docking to pick up their own nationals.

"At this point, we have encouraged all US citizens to shelter and secure locations until they're able to depart safely. The airports are still closed, is my understanding," she said.

A protest website representing Yemeni Americans - stuckinyemen.com -- has accused Washington of abandoning dual nationals last month it its haste to close its embassy in Yemen.

Asked about a claim that 200 US citizens have signed up to the site, Harf said officials had been unable to confirm the figure and urged them to sign on to a State Department list.

France has evacuated 63 foreign nationals from the Yemeni port of Balhaf and frigates from the Chinese and Indian navies have rescued 450 and 100 people respectively from Hodeida.

Your o_O isn't appropriate:

Standard procedure. Nothing more than that. Most evacuations are done through commercial flights and are requests, not through military assets and mandatory orders. People who ignore travel warnings, such as those issued by the US State Department are left to fend for themselves. If they want to evacuate they will be assisted by the DoS upon request.

The US State Department will explain the situation for you.

What the Department of State Can and Can't Do in a Crisis


Even though US assets, in the form of Central Command and the 5th fleet, are in the area, they aren't needed when other nations are willing to help.

I already explain this here - Why isn't America evacuating its citizens in Yemen?

It's standard procedure, nothing too mysterious or questionable about it.
 
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Your o_O isn't appropriate:

Standard procedure. Nothing more than that. Most evacuations are done through commercial flights and are requests, not through military assets and mandatory orders. People who ignore travel warnings, such as those issued by the US State Department are left to fend for themselves. If they want to evacuate they will be assisted by the DoS upon request.

The US State Department will explain the situation for you.

What the Department of State Can and Can't Do in a Crisis


I already explain this here - Why isn't America evacuating its citizens in Yemen?

It's standard procedure, nothing too mysterious or questionable about it.

SOP in a time of crisis. Good luck with that. Anyway, its an American issue or rather that of the Americans stuck in the war-zone. I just found it odd and apparently so did a few others:


 
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I just found it odd and apparently so did a few others:

:lol:

And that's because no one actually takes the time to read about the official response of any one nation. We expect them to evacuate their citizens; they don't always.

The US has procedures and helps when needed, in this instance it isn't needed when others are willing to help.

:wave:back to work now.
 
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This is not a thing to gloat about .This is what civilized countries do help each other .

:lol:

And that's because no one actually takes the time to read about the official response of any one nation. We expect them to evacuate their citizens; they don't always.

The US has procedures and helps when needed, in this instance it isn't needed when others are willing to help.

:wave:back to work now.

It's standard procedures .It is geographically more feasible for India than US or Sweden ...
 
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Our navy evacuated our citizens and some foreign :enjoy:

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Your o_O isn't appropriate:

Standard procedure. Nothing more than that. Most evacuations are done through commercial flights and are requests, not through military assets and mandatory orders. People who ignore travel warnings, such as those issued by the US State Department are left to fend for themselves. If they want to evacuate they will be assisted by the DoS upon request.

The US State Department will explain the situation for you.

What the Department of State Can and Can't Do in a Crisis


Even though US assets, in the form of Central Command and the 5t fleet, are in the area, they aren't needed when other nations are willing to help.

I already explain this here - Why isn't America evacuating its citizens in Yemen?

It's standard procedure, nothing too mysterious or questionable about it.
so what's wrong if USA,Germany or France have requested India to evacuate their citizens.if we had requested france to evacuate our citizens from Mali, they would have done the same,doesn't mean they are incapable.that's what friend's are for.
 
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So what's wrong if USA,Germany or France have requested India to evacuate their citizens.

:o:

I'm not sure you read what I wrote. I didn't say anything was wrong with anyone helping - especially upon request, I did say that the US doesn't always use its own assets in an evacuation, especially as evacuations aren't mandatory.

Please, please people, read the DoS official response:hitwall:.

What the Department of State Can and Can't Do in a Crisis
 
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:o:

I'm not sure you read what I wrote. I didn't say anything was wrong with anyone helping - especially upon request, I did say that the US doesn't always use its own assets in an evacuation, especially as evacuations aren't mandatory.

Please, please people, read the DoS official response:hitwall:.

What the Department of State Can and Can't Do in a Crisis
sorry friend,if i misunderstood you,pardon.rum is all over me:partay::partay::partay::partay::partay::partay:.i think rum has started to effect on my brain cells.That's why interoperability is for.
 
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Why don't we admit the truth, they don't care because the only Americans in Yemen are muslim Americans. This is a country that moves heaven and earth to get their normal citizens back even if they are killers.

Just check out Raymond Davis

But w/e it's their country and they are free to do what ever they feel like. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
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