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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday provided Pakistan’s help to Bangladesh to assist it cope with devastating floods that affected thousands and thousands and left at the very least 15 useless.
According to catastrophe administration and aid ministry, at the very least 15 individuals have been killed within the neighbouring nation whereas 4.5 million affected by floods following heavy rains.
In a letter to Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, PM Shehbaz expressed deep grief and sorrow over the latest disastrous flood scenario and stated the sympathies of your complete Pakistani nation have been with the federal government and folks of Bangladesh.
“We stand with the individuals of Bangladesh who misplaced their family members, houses and jobs as a consequence of flood,” he stated.
He additionally acknowledged the bravery and braveness of the Bangladeshis within the face of adversity, expressing hope that the nation will come out of this problem quickly below Yunus’ management.
The prime minister asserted that Pakistan was prepared to assist Bangladesh “in each means on this troublesome time”.
The South Asian nation of 170 million individuals, crisscrossed by lots of of rivers, has seen frequent floods in latest a long time and is among the many nations most susceptible to disasters and local weather change, in line with the Global Climate Risk Index.
A bulletin from the catastrophe ministry on Friday stated: “4.5 million individuals have been affected, and 13 individuals have died throughout the nation.”
Nearly 190,000 others have been taken to emergency aid shelters, in line with the bulletin.
Altogether, 11 of the nation’s 64 districts have been affected by the flooding, the bulletin added.
Feni, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) northwest of the principle port metropolis of Chittagong, was worst-hit.
“It’s a catastrophic scenario right here,” rescue volunteer Zahed Hossain Bhuiya, 35, informed AFP in Feni. “We try to rescue as many individuals as we will.”
The military and the navy have been deployed, with speedboats and helicopters rescuing these stranded by the swollen rivers.
— With further enter from AFP
