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Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Russia was ready to help India in relief operations in the flood and landslide hit region.
Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on large-scale loss of life and severe destruction caused by the floods in the northern states of the country, the Kremlin press-service said.
In his message, Putin expressed his condolences to those who lost their loved ones, gave words of encouragement to all those injured and left homeless, and offered disaster relief assistance to the friendly Indian nation.
Heavy pre-monsoon showers this month in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand triggered major floods and landslides. Over 6000 people are believed to have perished in this natural disaster. Damage to bridges and roads left over 100,000 pilgrims and tourists trapped in various places, with rescue operations by the Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police in full swing.
Around 34,000 people have been rescued from the area, and 50,000 are still stranded in 100 towns and villages in Uttrakhand, Indias Home Affairs Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters. Many of the missing are pilgrims and tourists that were at the foothills of the Himalayas at the Ganges, which is sacred to Hindus, at the time the disaster struck.
Uttarakhand disaster: Putin offers condolences, help | Russia & India Report
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Thank you Russia. Any other nation which came forward and offered to help?
Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on large-scale loss of life and severe destruction caused by the floods in the northern states of the country, the Kremlin press-service said.
In his message, Putin expressed his condolences to those who lost their loved ones, gave words of encouragement to all those injured and left homeless, and offered disaster relief assistance to the friendly Indian nation.
Heavy pre-monsoon showers this month in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand triggered major floods and landslides. Over 6000 people are believed to have perished in this natural disaster. Damage to bridges and roads left over 100,000 pilgrims and tourists trapped in various places, with rescue operations by the Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police in full swing.
Around 34,000 people have been rescued from the area, and 50,000 are still stranded in 100 towns and villages in Uttrakhand, Indias Home Affairs Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters. Many of the missing are pilgrims and tourists that were at the foothills of the Himalayas at the Ganges, which is sacred to Hindus, at the time the disaster struck.
Uttarakhand disaster: Putin offers condolences, help | Russia & India Report
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Thank you Russia. Any other nation which came forward and offered to help?
...Uncle SAM.
