Karachi, 5 September 2022 (TDI): Turkmenistan has expressed its deep sympathies with Pakistan in the wake of the widespread devastation caused by devastating floods.
As the Pakistani government declared a state of emergency, Turkmen President, Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent condolence messages to Dr. Arif Alvi, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The President of Turkmenistan started the donation of relief goods to flood-affected people in Pakistan, following centuries-old traditions of friendship and good neighborliness.
A special cargo flight from Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD arrived in Karachi today, delivering 40.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid from Turkmenistan
The aid includes textiles, clothing, blankets, food products, clean drinking water, medicines, medical supplies, and other items.
This humanitarian cargo flight is indubitably yet another demonstration of the two countries friendly and brotherly relations. Ambassador of Turkmenistan, Atadjan Movlamov along with Pakistani officials received the aid flight.
Turkmenistan has expressed its people’s and government’s solidarity with the people and government of Pakistan, as it stands by Pakistan during this difficult time.
Floods in Pakistan
Over 1,500 people have died in Pakistan as a result of floods since June 2022. Heavy monsoon rains that were unusually heavy and glaciers that began to melt after a severe heat wave all contributed to the floods, which are all related to climate change.
Since the floods in South Asia in 2017, it has caused the most fatalities worldwide and is regarded as the worst flood in the history of the nation.
Due to the flooding, Pakistan proclaimed a state of emergency on August 25. The country was “one-third” underwater by August 29, according to Pakistan’s minister of climate change, affecting 33 million people.
The harm caused by the country’s widespread floods has been assessed at $10 billion by the Pakistani government so far.
Sindh and Balochistan had received 784% and 500% more rainfall than the August average, respectively. Furthermore, southern Pakistan experienced back-to-back record-breaking heat waves in May and June, which were exacerbated by climate change.
These led to the formation of a potent thermal low, which produced more intense rainfall. In Gilgit Baltistan, the heat waves caused glacial flooding.
