Indian Navy commander, captain win 'Asian of the Year' award for Kerala flood rescue

Commander (Pilot) Vijay Varma and Captain (Pilot) P Rajkumar were honoured at the 'Asian of The Year' awards in Singapore for their death-defying rescue flying during the Kerala flood. Commander Varma, 42, winched up a heavily pregnant woman who gave birth just after being airlifted to safety and Captain Rajkumar, 54, winched up 26 people from a rooftop, totalling 32 on board.

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