UNSG voices ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly flash floods in India, Pakistan
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN headAntonio Guterres on Monday expressed his deep sorrow at the tragic loss of life due to flash floods in India and Pakistan in recent days, with many still missing and forecasts showing the possibility of further flooding and landslides ahead, in a statement issued by UN spokesman’s office in New York.
According to media reports, Indian rescue services responded to a deadly flood on Friday which reportedly killed at least 60 after it crashed through a village in the Himalayas while in remote villages of northwestern Pakistan, torrents of water killed more than 300.
Some hundreds wer injured, Pakistani authorities reported.
The provincial disaster management authorities reported that Buner district was the worst hit, with more than 200 deaths.
The statement issued said “The Secretary-General offers his sincere condolences to the victims’ families and stands in solidarity with those affected by this disaster,”.
UN country teams in India and Pakistan have also been placed are at the disposal of authorities although no request for assistance has been made so far, the statement added.
