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Iran sends 4,000 tons of aid to Pakistan
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is to dispatch over 4,000 tons of humanitarian relief to Pakistan's flood victims.
"The 4,285 tons of relief consignments include tents, food, blankets, clothes, home appliances and medical equipment," IRCS Secretary General Zaher Rostami told IRNA on Sunday.
The aid cargos will be transferred to the flood-stricken areas in the form of 22 consignments mostly by airplanes, he added.
He maintained that since the beginning of the flood, IRCS has set up 24 relief camps in Pakistan, each rendering services and giving shelter to up to 1,000 families.
He explained that some 150 Iranian physicians, nurses, and relief workers are currently providing services to flood-hit Pakistanis.
Rostami also said that he is scheduled to have a meeting with the head of Pakistan's Red Crescent Society in his upcoming visit to the country.
During the visit the two sides are to sign an agreement to set up three clinics in Pakistan with the help of IRCS, the official added.
At least 1,760 people died and 21 million were affected by the recent flooding, which submerged nearly one fifth of Pakistan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the threat of epidemic diseases in Pakistan's flood-stricken areas.
Relief agencies warn that aid is too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food, and homes in the flood-hit regions.
PressTV - Iran sends 4,000 tons of aid to Pakistan
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is to dispatch over 4,000 tons of humanitarian relief to Pakistan's flood victims.
"The 4,285 tons of relief consignments include tents, food, blankets, clothes, home appliances and medical equipment," IRCS Secretary General Zaher Rostami told IRNA on Sunday.
The aid cargos will be transferred to the flood-stricken areas in the form of 22 consignments mostly by airplanes, he added.
He maintained that since the beginning of the flood, IRCS has set up 24 relief camps in Pakistan, each rendering services and giving shelter to up to 1,000 families.
He explained that some 150 Iranian physicians, nurses, and relief workers are currently providing services to flood-hit Pakistanis.
Rostami also said that he is scheduled to have a meeting with the head of Pakistan's Red Crescent Society in his upcoming visit to the country.
During the visit the two sides are to sign an agreement to set up three clinics in Pakistan with the help of IRCS, the official added.
At least 1,760 people died and 21 million were affected by the recent flooding, which submerged nearly one fifth of Pakistan.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of the threat of epidemic diseases in Pakistan's flood-stricken areas.
Relief agencies warn that aid is too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food, and homes in the flood-hit regions.
PressTV - Iran sends 4,000 tons of aid to Pakistan
