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The presidents of Turkey, Iran and the United Arab Emirates called Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif to express sympathy for the devastation caused by the floods.

Notably, the UAE has sent food, medical and medical supplies to the country to combat the floods.

In a telephone conversation with Shebaz Sharif, the two presidents expressed their sorrow over the loss of life due to the flash flood and pledged full support to the government and people of Pakistan.

President Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan sympathized with the prime minister for the loss of life and widespread damage caused by heavy rains and floods and said his country will always support Pakistan, Nation reported.

Iranian President Saeed Ebrahim Raisi expressed solidarity with Pakistan and pledged its full support in all areas of relief assistance, according to the publication.

Highlighting the Government’s efforts in this regard, the Prime Minister shared that Pakistan has prepared a “UN Flash Appeal” to be launched on 30 August 2022. The Prime Minister expressed his hope that the international community will contribute to meeting the financial requirements of the Flash Appeal. .

Prime Minister thanked UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan for expressing condolences for loss of precious lives in flash floods

“I am deeply grateful to my brother His Highness Sheikh @MohamedBinZayed for sending us his condolences for the loss of precious lives in the flash flood. His words of comfort and support are greatly appreciated in this monumental challenge. It means a lot to us, thank you for his offer of support,” Sharif tweeted.

Unprecedented rainfall and flooding have wreaked havoc in Pakistan.

The Pakistani government has officially declared 66 districts “disaster-stricken”. 31 districts in Balochistan, 23 districts in Sindh, 9 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and 3 districts in Punjab.

Since mid-June, millions of children, women and men have been affected and more than 1,000 lives have been lost. People lost their homes, livestock, ready crops and their only livelihood.

Infrastructure across the country suffered extensive damage, with roads, bridges and buildings washed away, Dawn reported.

On Thursday, Shebaz Sharif’s government officially declared a “national emergency”. More than 900 people have died in rain and flood-related incidents and at least 30 million have been displaced.

The country’s climate change minister, Sherry Lehman, acknowledged in a statement on Wednesday that Pakistan cannot deal with the flood situation alone.

“Currently, Sindh, Balochistan and DG Khan are experiencing unprecedented torrential rains that are putting them at risk. No, lives are in danger, thousands of people are homeless, we need to mobilize the support of our international partners,” he tweeted.

670,000 homes were damaged and nearly 800,000 animals died in the flooding, the report said, adding that the Tarbela Dam was filling up while the Chashma Barrage was about to fill up. More than 33 million people have been severely affected by the floods as the South Asian nation of Pakistan seeks global assistance.

(Only the headlines and photos in this report may have been modified by Business Standard staff. The rest of the content is auto-generated from syndicated feeds.)

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