Operation Madad (Indian Navy)

An estimated 18,045 people were killed in India, with at least 12,405 confirmed dead and over 5,000 reported missing, mainly in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu and on the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

With almost immediate realization of the scale of the tsunami, the immediate action was to deploy the Indian Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard aircraft and helicopters to estimate the damages.

[2] Naval and Coast Guard divers played a critical role in clearing the approach channels to Indian ports, to enable civilian boats and ships to join the rescue efforts.

Naval amphibious warfare vessels and landing craft were deployed to rescue survivors and deliver aid to affected coastal communities that were cut off due to damage to infrastructure during the tsunami.

The Southern Naval Command dispatched four diving teams with dinghies to Mananthavady and Kalpatta in Wayanad district on 9 August 2018 to render assistance to the local populace.

[14] The Southern Naval Command continued with heightened deployment of teams under Special Appointments, NIA as QRT until army took official charge of Operation Madad for the tenth day – 19 August 2018.