The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has launched a humanitarian relief operation for the flood-affected people in Sri Lanka in close coordination with Pakistan’s armed forces.

The NDMA has finalised the arrangements in this regard with the immediate dispatch of relief aid and an urban search and rescue team to Sri Lanka, according to a Radio Pakistan report.

The initial consignment, comprising 100 tons of essential relief supplies, will be dispatched later today along with a 45-member Pakistan Army USAR team.

The relief package includes critical life-saving and support items such as rescue boats, dewatering pumps and life jackets. 

Furthermore, a mobile field hospital is also being deployed to provide immediate medical care to those affected by the floods.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Navy has handed over relief supplies to the Sri Lankan authorities for flood-affected people.

According to the ISPR, Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF, currently on a port call at Colombo for participation in the International Fleet Review-25, has promptly initiated humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations for the local populace.

PNS SAIF provided humanitarian relief supplies to Sri Lankan authorities to augment ongoing national relief efforts.

The aid package comprised food staples, ready-to-eat meals, dry rations, first-aid kits, emergency medicines and essential equipment.