Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

Colombo: The Indian Air Force continues rescue and relief operations, airlifting nearly six tonnes of supplies and rescuing 96 people—including 11 children and five critically injured—from Kotmale, Irunguwatta and Ganthuna, in coordination with MEA and Sri Lankan authorities, on Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo: IANS/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@SpokespersonMoD)

Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@IndiainSL)

Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@IndiainSL)

Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@IndiainSL)

Sri Lanka: Indian Air Force personnel assist stranded families after evacuating them aboard an IAF IFC 1875 helicopter from flood-hit Irunguwatta to Matale under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, India’s ongoing humanitarian rescue and relief operation launched in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah. (IANS/X/@IndiainSL)

Colombo: Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force continue relief efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu, evacuating 34 citizens including children from Kotmale to Colombo and distributing medical aid and food supplies following Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, on Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo: IANS/X/@MEAIndia)

Colombo: Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force continue relief efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu, evacuating 34 citizens including children from Kotmale to Colombo and distributing medical aid and food supplies following Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, on Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo: IANS/X/@MEAIndia)

Colombo: Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force continue relief efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu, evacuating 34 citizens including children from Kotmale to Colombo and distributing medical aid and food supplies following Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, on Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo: IANS/X/@MEAIndia)

Colombo: Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force continue relief efforts under Operation Sagar Bandhu, evacuating 34 citizens including children from Kotmale to Colombo and distributing medical aid and food supplies following Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, on Monday, December 1, 2025. (Photo: IANS/X/@MEAIndia)