Covid-19: Indian ministry website crashes in repatriation ‘panic’


India banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the world's strictest virus lockdowns, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers and students stranded abroad. In total 26 flights will bring Indians home from the Gulf region, while others will operate from South-East Asia, Britain and the United States, including in San Francisco and Washington. — AP

NEW DELHI: The Indian civil aviation ministry's website crashed on May 6 as panicked citizens abroad rushed to register for a repatriation of almost 15,000 nationals from 12 countries on planes and naval ships.

India banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the world's strictest virus lockdowns, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers and students stranded abroad.

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