Pakistan has offered condolences over the loss of precious lives in flood-hit European countries.
In a statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has extended condolences on behalf of the government of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan over the deadly floods in various European countries.
“We extend deepest condolences to all those who lost their dear ones in the devastating floods that hit Western Europe, esp. Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland and the Netherlands,” read the statement issued by MoFA.
Conveying best wishes for the European authorities busy in rescue operations, MoFA reaffirmed that Pakistan’s thoughts and prayers are with those affected.
The development comes as Europe has been hit by devastating floods due to unprecedented torrential rains in a very short time span.
Rescue workers across Germany and Belgium rushed Friday to prevent more deaths from some of the Continent’s worst flooding in years as the number of dead surpassed 125 and the search went on for hundreds of missing people.
Fueled by days of heavy rain, the floodwaters also left thousands of Germans homeless after their dwellings were destroyed or deemed to be at risk, and elected officials began to worry about the lingering economic effects from lost homes and businesses.
Elsewhere in Europe, dikes on swollen rivers were at risk of collapsing, and crews raced to reinforce flood barriers.
The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany has risen to 106, according to local authorities, pushing the total death toll from flooding in Western Europe past 125, as the search continued for hundreds of people still unaccounted for.
While heavy rainfall battered parts of France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the worst-hit areas were western Germany where at least 63 victims have been reported in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and 43 in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In Belgium, the death toll has risen to 23.
There are fears more victims could be found as waters drain away across the devastated region and clean up and salvage operations are stepped up. Nearly 900 army personnel have joined rescue workers in Germany as about 1,300 people were still reported missing.
