Prime Minister Imran Khan has offered humanitarian assistance to India after worst floods wreak havoc in Kerala state.
The death toll in India’s southern state of Kerala rose to nearly 400 after the worst flood in a century, as authorities handed out medicine and disinfectants to ward off disease in thousands of relief camps.
“On behalf of the people of Pakistan, we send our prayers and best wishes to those who have been devastated by the floods in Kerala, India. We stand ready to provide any humanitarian assistance that may be needed,” Khan tweeted on Thursday.
Kerala received rainfall more than 40 percent greater than normal for the monsoon, which. Torrential rain in the last 10 days forced officials to release water from dozens of dangerously full dams.
Published in Daily Times, August 25th 2018.
