Operation Amistad: India dispatches 41 member medical team, relief supplies to earthquake-hit Venezuela
- India on Friday launched ‘Operation Amistad’, sending out two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster planes carrying a specialised Indian Army medical contingent and humanitarian assistance to earthquake hit Venezuela.
- Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes causing widespread devastation across the country’s northern region, killing at least 235 people and injuring thousands.
- This includes a “41-member medical team” from the Indian Army’s 60 Para Field Hospital consisting of nine “medical officers and other healthcare personnel trained in emergency response”.
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- India on Friday launched ‘Operation Amistad’, sending out two Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster planes carrying a specialised Indian Army medical contingent and humanitarian assistance to earthquake hit Venezuela.
- Venezuela was struck by two powerful earthquakes causing widespread devastation across the country’s northern region, killing at least 235 people and injuring thousands.
- This includes a “41-member medical team” from the Indian Army’s 60 Para Field Hospital consisting of nine “medical officers and other healthcare personnel trained in emergency response”.
Sources: Economictimes