Islamabad, 12 Aug, 2023 (GNP): Pakistan has been disheartened over the loss of valuable human lives because of heavy floods in China and said that the country is ready to provide the greatest possible support and humanitarian assistance to China in this tough time, on Friday.
The Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated, “We are deeply saddened to learn about the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the affected people and the bereaved families.”
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Moreover, she said, “In this difficult time, Pakistan stands ready to provide the utmost support and humanitarian assistance to China. We are confident that led by the Chinese leadership, and due to the strong will and conviction of the Chinese people, China would soon surmount this temporary difficulty.”
Baloch further expressed that like China, Pakistan was also experiencing the negative effects of climate change, which appeared as heatwaves, torrential rains, and floods.
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“Pakistan stands ready to work with China to achieve our shared objectives of mitigating climate change, and upgrading our respective capacity for disaster management and prevention,” she added.
According to China’s emergency ministry, floods and related geological disasters in July alone resulted in 142 fatalities, 2,300 dwelling destructions, and direct economic losses of 15.78 billion yuan ($2.19 billion).
