First batch of 12 Indians returns home
New Delhi, January 19
The first batch of 12 Indians rescued from ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia that sank off the Tuscan coast in Italy on January 14 returned today with 60 others headed to other cities. "We are lucky to have survived," they said relieved to be back home after their traumatic experience. Twelve of the over 200 Indians rescued from the ship were flown to the Indira Gandhi International airport here from Italy in an Emirates flight via Dubai.
The flight arrived at 11.17 am, but only four of them -- residents of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh -- came out of Terminal 3. "Of the 12, six went to Goa and one each to Lucknow and Guwahati by domestic flights," GH Ratra, an official from the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, said.
The remaining about 125 rescued Indians will be flown back home tomorrow, Ratra said. — PTI
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