ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday expressed solidarity with Nepal after floods and landslides killed more than 150 people, the Pakistani foreign office said.
Nepal has shut schools for three days after two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation triggered landslides and floods, officials said, with 56 people still missing.
The floods brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Katmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in a region home to 4 million people and the capital.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all who have lost loved ones and livelihood in the floods,” the Pakistani foreign office said in a statement. “Pakistan stands in solidarity with the government and people of Nepal in this moment of tragedy.”
Television images showed police rescuers in knee-high rubber boots using picks and shovels to clear away mud and retrieve 16 bodies of passengers from two buses swept away by a massive landslide at a site on the key route into Katmandu.
Weather officials in the capital blamed the rainstorms on a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal extending over parts of neighboring India close to Nepal.
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and killed nearly 350 in Pakistan this monsoon season that began in late June, according to the country’s disaster management authority.
Pakistan and other countries in South Asia have seen erratic changes in weather patterns in recent years that scientists have blamed on climate change.
In 2022, unusually heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of Pakistan, killing over 1,700 people, inflicting economic losses of around $30 billion, and affecting at least 30 million people.
Pakistan expresses solidarity with Nepal after floods kill over 150
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Pakistan expresses solidarity with Nepal after floods kill over 150
- Nepal has shut schools for three days after two days of heavy rain triggered massive landslides and floods
- The floods brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in Katmandu, where 37 deaths were recorded
Pakistan receives third batch of humanitarian aid from China for flood-hit communities
- Intense rains and floods this year killed more than 1,037 people, displaced millions and damaged crops on vast tracts in Pakistan
- The arrival of the latest consignment comes at a time when the onset of winter season has compounded problems of displaced people
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received a third consignment of humanitarian assistance from China for flood-affected communities in the country, Pakistani state media reported on Friday.
Intense rains and floods this year killed more than 1,037 people and damaged crops worth billions of dollars in Pakistan, which ranks among nations most vulnerable to climate change.
The deluges displaced millions of people as they damaged more than 229,000 homes, washed away 2,811 kilometers of roads, 790 bridges and over 22,800 livestock in affected areas.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which received the shipment, appreciated timely assistance by the Chinese government for disaster relief efforts in Pakistan.
“The shipment marks the continuation of China’s humanitarian support,” the Radio Pakistan broadcaster reported. “It includes 100 boats, 5,000 tents, and 8,000 blankets.”
China has so far provided Pakistan with 33,000 blankets, 6,000 tents, 100 boats, 1,000 life jackets and 4,000 sleeping bags, according to the report.
The arrival of the latest consignment coincides with the onset of winter season, which has compounded the problems of displaced Pakistanis.
The NDMA reiterated its commitment to mobilize all available resources and ensure the provision of relief items in affected areas strictly in accordance with “ground needs and evolving situation assessments.”
