Vardah hits A&N islands, tourists remain stranded
8 years, 3 months ago

Vardah hits A&N islands, tourists remain stranded

The Hindu  

: Havelock island remained unreachable for the second day on Thursday as the depression over the Andaman Sea intensified into cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’. Two passenger vessels of the Andaman Shipping Services, MV Rani Lakshmi and MV Kamorta, were sent to Havelock to evacuate nearly 1,100 tourists, but both the vessels had to return to Port Blair because of high waves in the sea. Sources said there were efforts to send Coast Guard vessels to Havelock to evacuate the tourists but bad weather put paid to this as well. While nearly 1,100 tourists are stranded at Havelock and 400 tourists continue to be stranded at Neil island, tourists stuck in the Port Blair area complained about poor coordination from the Tourism Department and lack of awareness about helpline centres for tourists. They could not be brought back to Port Blair only considering their safety.” Landslides reported Cyclone Vardah played havoc in many remote Islands, bringing normal life to a standstill.

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1,903 tourists stranded in Andamans rescued
8 years, 3 months ago

1,903 tourists stranded in Andamans rescued

The Hindu  

As many as 1,903 stranded tourists were evacuated from Havelock and Neil Islands on Friday by the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, and brought back to Port Blair. Flights connected The process started with two MI-17 helicopters and four Pawan Hans helicopters flying to Havelock and Neil Islands to bring back those tourists who had flights on Friday afternoon and other …

Cyclone Vardah: Andaman requests air sorties to evacuate tourists in Havelock island, send supplies
8 years, 3 months ago

Cyclone Vardah: Andaman requests air sorties to evacuate tourists in Havelock island, send supplies

Firstpost  

With Cyclone Vardah intensifying in the Bay of Bengal the Andaman and Nicobar administration on Thursday requested the Defence Ministry to provide air sorties to expedite the movement of tourists trapped in Havelock Island Follow live updates of Cyclone Vardah here Port Blair: With the deep depression over Southeast Bay of Bengal intensifying into cyclonic storm “Vardah”, the Andaman and …

Tourists still stuck in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
8 years, 3 months ago

Tourists still stuck in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

India Today  

It's yet another crucial day for Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the cyclonic storm Vardah has just intensified. Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jagdish Mukhi has been holding a series of meetings with the administration, tour operators, hotel associations and senior officials also. The MeT depatment has predicted heavy rainfall and winds at the speed of 50 km per …

Andaman and Nicobar: Rajnath Singh says tourists safe in Havelock island, efforts on for evacuation
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman and Nicobar: Rajnath Singh says tourists safe in Havelock island, efforts on for evacuation

Firstpost  

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all tourists at Havelock Island in the Andamans, who are stuck due to cyclonic conditions, are safe and efforts are on for their early evacuation. New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said all tourists at Havelock Island in the Andamans, who are stuck due to cyclonic conditions, are safe and efforts …

Andaman tourists stranded
8 years, 3 months ago

Andaman tourists stranded

ABP News  

New Delhi: More than 1,500 tourists, many of them from Bengal, are stranded on two islands of the Andamans because of heavy rain and storm caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal. A scuba diving ship has been stranded at Port Blair harbour with 12 tourists since Tuesday afternoon. Four navy ships with water, food, medicines and doctors …

PM expresses shock over loss of lives in Andaman boat tragedy
11 years, 1 month ago

PM expresses shock over loss of lives in Andaman boat tragedy

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the boat tragedy that took place in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and asked all central agencies to assist in rescue operations. “Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed shock over the boat tragedy in the Andamans and has condoled the loss of lives,” a PMO statement said.At least 21 persons died …

Andamans' agony
20 years, 2 months ago

Andamans' agony

The Hindu  

AS the crow flies, Great Nicobar, the southern-most island in the Andaman and Nicobar group, is only about 150 km from Aceh in Sumatra, the epicentre of the devastating earthquake. After the first shock of a magnitude of 8.9 on the Richter scale hit Aceh at 6-30 a.m. IST, a second one, measuring 7.3, occurred at around 9 a.m. with …

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