Last Updated on November 29, 2025 11:05 am by INDIAN AWAAZ
AMN / NEWS DESK
An Indian rescue team arrived in Sri Lanka this morning ( Nov 29) to assist ongoing emergency and relief operations amid the severe weather affecting the island nation.
The team, which arrived aboard an Indian aircraft, consists of 80 personnel—including four women and 76 men—along with four trained rescue dogs.
They have brought with them specialised disaster-response equipment to support urgent search-and-rescue efforts in areas impacted by flooding, landslides, and other weather-related emergencies.
The team is expected to begin operations immediately in coordination with Sri Lankan authorities.
Earlier this morning a C-130J aircraft carrying around 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid from India has landed in Colombo.
An Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying urgently needed relief supplies for those displaced by the severe weather arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake at early this morning.
The consignment—consisting of hygiene kits and other essential items provided by the Government of India—was officially handed over to the Indian High Commission in Colombo by Counsellor (Development Cooperation) Maitrey Kulkarni, Assistant Defence Adviser Lt. Col. Mandeep Singh Negi, and a team of Indian Air Force officers.
Sri Lanka Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Lasitha Sumanaweera, along with several senior Air Force officers, was present to receive the aid.