Türkiye’s assistance to Pak flood victims continuing

Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: More than 30 million people have been adversely affected, more than a thousand lost their lives, hundreds of thousands of houses have been destroyed, and thousands of animals perished in the worst floods caused due to the monsoon rains in Pakistan. Approximately 35 billion dollars of financial damage occurred due to the flood disaster. At this juncture, the Turkish Government and the relevant authorities came forward to help the Pakistan government to meet the challenge. To send humanitarian aid to the regions, Goodness Train Expeditions were established in cooperation with the Türkiye Ministry of Transport, and an Air Bridge was established in cooperation with the Türkiye Ministry of National Defense. In addition, preparations are underway for the Pakistan Goodness Ship expedition, which will depart from Türkiye very soon. In addition to these aid bridges, AFAD Presidency personnel took charge to coordinate with works in Pakistan and to ensure the process of distribution of humanitarian aid to the local.

Till 19.10.2022, a total of 15 planes carrying aid, 13 Goodness Train Expeditions to the regions were dispstched, 35,152 family tents 467.227 food parcels and cleaning materials (7.000 plane, 408.847 train, 51.380 local) 2.826.468 units of medical supplies 53.466 blankets, mattresses, pillows, etc. 6.555 kitchen kits 34.219 units of clothing and carpet 2 mobile health units and camps 50 motorboats were sent. The first humanitarian aid plane reached Pakistan on 28 August. A total of 227 tons of humanitarian aid (mostly medical products) materials have been transported on 15 planes shipped from Turkey so far. GOODNESS TRAINS  Under the coordination of AFAD Presidency, together with 22 NGOs, a total of 334 wagons, 13 goodness trains, consisting of tents and humanitarian aid materials started on 30 August 2022; 7.222 tons of aid materials (408.847 food and hygiene packages) were sent to Pakistan.

Aid materials were delivered to the logistics warehouse in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, and then to the disaster-affected areas by trucks under the coordination of NDMA. As of 19.10.2022, 51.380 food packages provided by Airlift. Distribution continues in the designated disaster hit areas. In total, 35.152 tents were set up and dispatched in 44 different regions under the coordination of AFAD Presidency.