OREANDA-NEWS. Continuing the efforts by the IAF to help Nepal which was struck by severe earthquakes on 25 April 2015 and again on 12 May 2015, relief and rehabilitation is being provided to the people in distress across Nepal including remote and inaccessible areas.  The details of operations carried out so far are as under:-

 

Type of Aircraft

No. of Sorties Carried Out

No. of Persons Evacuated

No. of Casualties Evacuated

Total Tons of Weight Carried

No. of Persons De-Inducted

IL 76

36

--

--

192.90

1452+07 Mortal Remains+02 Lying patients

C-130J

21

--

--

67.70

532

C-17

34

--

--

344.70

1907+11 Lying Patients+07 Sitting Patients

AN-32

12

--

--

06.00

135

MI-17+

MI-17 V5

1304

4395

748

588.70

--

Total

1407

4395

748

1203.10

4026+ 07 Mortal Remains + 13 Lying Patients +       07 Sitting Patients

On 24May 2015, 42 sorties were carried out by helicopters evacuating 96 people to safer places and 03 casualties were evacuated. The load carried by these helicopters on  24th May till 0800hrs today was 27.3 tons.