Trump administration deporting migrants to India via military aircraft: Report
A US military plane is deporting migrants to India, marking the farthest destination for such flights under the Trump administration,
A US military plane is deporting migrants to India, marking the farthest destination for such flights under the Trump administration,
New York City grapples with a migrant influx, housing challenges, and rising costs as officials declare a state of emergency.
The fire chief added that the vehicle had no working air conditioning and there was no drinking water inside.
The incident occurred under similar conditions in the early hours on Sunday when Greek authorities received a distress call.
According to the source, some were discovered onboard improvised boats and jet skis attempting to reach European coasts, while others attempted to swim.
On Thursday, the 'Migrant Special' train which started from Vasai station near Mumbai to reach Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, detoured to reach Rourkela in Odisha.
Another reason for the exodus is slashing down of manpower by many factory owners in keeping with the new guidelines on social distancing.
A letter by West Bengal chief secretary Rajiva Sinha to the Railway board authority stated that the state has been severely impacted by Super Cyclone AMPHAN, which caused extensive damage to the infrastructure.
Earlier, on April 19 the Health Ministry advisory had said that even if a person is potentially exposed to the COVID-19 virus, spraying the external part of the body does not kill the virus that has entered the body.
This comes hours after the Centre said that consent of the destination states is not needed for ‘Shramik Special’ trains to carry migrant workers stranded in other parts of the country.
