The international community has come forward to help Pakistan in its hour of need and extended its support, as the country tries to tackle one of the worst flash floods in its history.

The leadership has claimed to have started doling out financial assistance to provinces from its share. The National Disaster Management Authority said the heavy rains have so far killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan since June 14 when the monsoon spell hit the country.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in view of the flood damages had appealed the world and people in the country to support the flood-hit people.

Foreign countries come forward

Aid from Turkiye and the United Arab Emirates would reach Pakistan today and tomorrow, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said in a series of tweets.

“Another 15 planes carrying relief goods from UAE will reach Pakistan in the next few days,” she said.

France President Emmanuel Macron said that his country stood ready to provide help to the people in Pakistan.

“Our thoughts go out to the Pakistani people facing terrible floods, to the families of the countless people missing and to the populations affected,” he said in a tweet.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in reply to Melanie Joly, the foreign minister, said his country was providing support through the UN Central Emergency Response Fund and Canadian Red Cross – to provide food, clean water, and other essential services as quickly as possible.

“Like many Canadians across the country, I’m thinking of everyone affected by the devastating flooding in Pakistan,” he said in a tweet.

Earlier, Joly said the images of floods in Pakistan were “absolutely heartbreaking”.

“We remain deeply concerned about the situation and will continue to support the people of Pakistan. My heart is with the victims, their families and Pakistanis everywhere,” she said.

The Azerbaijan government in a statement announced that it would provide $2 million in aid to Pakistan to eliminate the consequences of heavy rains and floods that caused numerous casualties and large-scale destruction.

Earlier, PM Shehbaz had separate telephonic conversations with Muslim leaders wherein the latter expressed their commitment to sending support in the hour of need.

“I have issued the necessary orders to the relevant institutions to provide the basic aid needed by the people of Pakistan,” Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a telephone call with PM Shehbaz.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan emphasised the Gulf state’s solidarity with Pakistan in facing the repercussions of such difficult climatic conditions and its keenness to provide all possible forms of support to it.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation in a statement urged Islamic humanitarian organisations and the international community at large for emergency assistance to Pakistan to mitigate the suffering of the affected populations.

The European Union had earlier announced that they were releasing €1.8 million in emergency funding for people affected by floods across large parts of Pakistan, in addition to the €350,000 already earmarked for the needy.

“While the assessment on the ground is ongoing, we expect more than 1 million people having lost their homes and in need of direct assistance,” Janez Lenarcic, the European commissioner for crisis management, in a tweet.

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