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India and Pakistan among first countries to rush emergency aid as floods inundate Lanka
Colombo Correspondent, May 28, 2017
India and Pakistan were among the first countries to respond in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s flash flood disaster which has killed at least 103 persons with another 100 categorized as missing and at least 53,000 persons displaced. Over 113 persons were injured by the disaster which has affected several districts in the island such as Galle, Matara and Ratnapura and many other areas.
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday made a global appeal for help as search for those missing continued by the tri forces. Hours of rains and wind inundated towns, railways and highways hampering transport services while the Education Ministry ordered schools to be shut due to the prevailing weather conditions. According to the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka, evacuations have also begun in the outskirts of the capital as a flood warning has been issued due to the rising waters in three major rivers.
The Indian vessel INS Kirch, a Kora Class Corvette, arrived in Colombo early on Saturday with two more naval vessels, INS Shardul and INS Jalashwa, the former a tank carrier, and the latter a landing craft is expected on Sunday and Monday respectively. Meanwhile Pakistan has discussed with Lankan authorities on the items needed and are taking steps to immediately dispatch them to Sri Lanka, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said.
Indian High Commissioner, Taranjit Singh Sandhu who handed over the Indian aid to Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayke Saturday morning said that the INS Kirch had arrived with around 125 personnel on board, offloaded supplies, including inflatable Gemini boats with diving teams, and a mobile medical team with supplies. The second ship, INS Shardul, a tank landing ship, is carrying additional relief material including more inflatable boats. The third ship, INS Jalashwa, an amphibious transport dock, carries larger amounts of relief material ideally suited for conducting Humanitarian Assistance or Disaster Relief Missions and Indian personnel are to come with helicopters as well.
The envoy said that the deployed Indian naval personnel will work in close cooperation with the Sri Lankan authorities and the Sri Lankan navy in rescue missions. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology is predicting more rainfall in the flood and landslide affected south west of the country in the coming days.
Meanwhile the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad Khan Sipra, in his message to the people and Government of Sri Lanka said that Pakistan was aggrieved over floods and mudslides triggered by moonsoon rains in the island and would be rushing immediate relief as it did in April this year where 10,000 Metric Tons of rice were donated to Lanka to mitigate drought situation.
International agencies and the Non-Governmental Sector have warned that communities devastated by the flooding and landslides could have another battle on their hands after almost 53,000 dengue fever cases were recorded across the country since the start of the year, “The humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka right now is alarming. The impact of these early monsoon season downpours has been far more devastating than what we’d normally expect this time of year,” Save the Children Country Director in Sri Lanka, Chris McIvor said.
The organization has warned that the stagnant flood waters are providing the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and could exacerbate the dengue crisis that has seen an almost 150 percent increase in cases compared to the same period last year.
“We’re particularly worried we could start seeing a further increase in the number of dengue cases because of the stagnant water that the floods will leave in their wake, which is the last thing needed by families and communities that have already lost so much,” the Save the Children Country Director said.
http://southasianmonitor.com/2017/0...ies-rush-emergency-aid-floods-inundate-lanka/
Colombo Correspondent, May 28, 2017
India and Pakistan were among the first countries to respond in the aftermath of Sri Lanka’s flash flood disaster which has killed at least 103 persons with another 100 categorized as missing and at least 53,000 persons displaced. Over 113 persons were injured by the disaster which has affected several districts in the island such as Galle, Matara and Ratnapura and many other areas.
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday made a global appeal for help as search for those missing continued by the tri forces. Hours of rains and wind inundated towns, railways and highways hampering transport services while the Education Ministry ordered schools to be shut due to the prevailing weather conditions. According to the Disaster Management Centre of Sri Lanka, evacuations have also begun in the outskirts of the capital as a flood warning has been issued due to the rising waters in three major rivers.
The Indian vessel INS Kirch, a Kora Class Corvette, arrived in Colombo early on Saturday with two more naval vessels, INS Shardul and INS Jalashwa, the former a tank carrier, and the latter a landing craft is expected on Sunday and Monday respectively. Meanwhile Pakistan has discussed with Lankan authorities on the items needed and are taking steps to immediately dispatch them to Sri Lanka, the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo said.
Indian High Commissioner, Taranjit Singh Sandhu who handed over the Indian aid to Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayke Saturday morning said that the INS Kirch had arrived with around 125 personnel on board, offloaded supplies, including inflatable Gemini boats with diving teams, and a mobile medical team with supplies. The second ship, INS Shardul, a tank landing ship, is carrying additional relief material including more inflatable boats. The third ship, INS Jalashwa, an amphibious transport dock, carries larger amounts of relief material ideally suited for conducting Humanitarian Assistance or Disaster Relief Missions and Indian personnel are to come with helicopters as well.
The envoy said that the deployed Indian naval personnel will work in close cooperation with the Sri Lankan authorities and the Sri Lankan navy in rescue missions. Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology is predicting more rainfall in the flood and landslide affected south west of the country in the coming days.
Meanwhile the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan, Dr. Sarfraz Ahmad Khan Sipra, in his message to the people and Government of Sri Lanka said that Pakistan was aggrieved over floods and mudslides triggered by moonsoon rains in the island and would be rushing immediate relief as it did in April this year where 10,000 Metric Tons of rice were donated to Lanka to mitigate drought situation.
International agencies and the Non-Governmental Sector have warned that communities devastated by the flooding and landslides could have another battle on their hands after almost 53,000 dengue fever cases were recorded across the country since the start of the year, “The humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka right now is alarming. The impact of these early monsoon season downpours has been far more devastating than what we’d normally expect this time of year,” Save the Children Country Director in Sri Lanka, Chris McIvor said.
The organization has warned that the stagnant flood waters are providing the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and could exacerbate the dengue crisis that has seen an almost 150 percent increase in cases compared to the same period last year.
“We’re particularly worried we could start seeing a further increase in the number of dengue cases because of the stagnant water that the floods will leave in their wake, which is the last thing needed by families and communities that have already lost so much,” the Save the Children Country Director said.
http://southasianmonitor.com/2017/0...ies-rush-emergency-aid-floods-inundate-lanka/
wtf are u talking about??
, its my fault i tried to talk sense to an indian, i forgot u people are not like the rest of the human species.....freaking brain fart hick....u people are so little and repulsive, it sickens me and on top of that ur inferiority complex ridden hate mongering is just exemplary....
