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34 JUNE 12, 2020

Biggest vande Bharat mission from latin

America sends 696 indians home

Indian Embassy in Brasilia and Indian Consulate in Sao Paulo coordinate efforts to make available special

flights to Indians stranded in the biggest Latin American country

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Sao Paulo
lmost 700 Indians who
have been stranded in Bra-
Azil because of the Covid-19
pandemic have been sent back to
India on special flights. “In the
biggest ever VBM in LAC region,
Embassy of India in Brasilia & In-
dian Consulate in SP facilitated
the repatriation of 696 Indian na-
tionals in last 5 days. Kudos team
@indiainbrazil,” tweeted the In-
dian Embassy in Brazil on June 8
when a special Ethiopian Airlines
flight left for India.
Diplomats from the Indian
missions in Brasilia and Sao Paulo
were present at the airport to over-
see the entire process of screening
and boarding of flight.
“Smoothly facilitated the de-
parture of Indian nationals strand-
ed in Brazil by a special charter
flight operated by Ethiopian Air-
lines. They are expected to arrive
in Mumbai tomorrow,” said the In-
dian Consulate on its twitter page.
The stranded Indians included
students, short-term visa workers
for Indian firms, businesspersons
and residents who needed to trav-
el to India for compelling reasons.
To board the special Ethio-
pian Airlines flight, the passen-
gers arrived at Sao Paulo airport
at 11:30am to complete all the
screening and checking. They were
all given a kit with masks, shields
and sanitizers. After screening and
check-in, packed lunch at the air-
port was organized by Indian Em-
bassy. “Very hygienic and just like
homemade meal,” tweeted a pas-
senger about the food prepared by
Samosa & Company restaurant in
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