ABU DHABI, September 25 / WAM / Last August, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was hit by the most devastating flood catastrophe, which caused massive human and material losses, affecting over 33 million people, and submerging the equivalent of a third of the Pakistan area.
According to the latest statistics released by the National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan, this disaster resulted in the deaths of more than 1,569 people, including 552 children, the injuries of more than 13,000 people, the displacement of approximately 7 million people outside their areas, and 5,500 schools were used as shelters for those affected.
This disaster has contributed to the spread of a high rate of diseases due to the consumption of contaminated water, such as diarrhea, malaria, chest infections, skin diseases, eye inflammation and dengue fever: nearly 1.9 million homes were damaged and destroyed and more than 12.7 thousand kilometers of roads were swept away, it destroyed and demolished 390 vital bridges, destroyed 24,000 schools and educational institutions and 1,460 health centers, as well as the destruction of millions of hectares of agricultural land and crops and to the death of 936,000 head of cattle, according to statistics published by the National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan.
Since the end of 2010, after the devastating flood catastrophe engulfed the Islamic Republic of Pakistan that year, the United Arab Emirates, under the direction of the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul” and the following of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State May God protect him. “His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, has supported many humanitarian and development initiatives to support and assist the Pakistani people and alleviate their suffering, through the implementation and completion of more than 200 vital development projects for the people of the flood-affected regions and areas in Pakistan, which included the areas of roads, bridges, health, education, water and agriculture.
And this year, as the devastating flood disaster re-occurs and millions of Pakistani families have been exposed to suffering, danger, fear, injuries and a lack of food and medicine, Emirati development projects in flood-affected regions such as Khyber Le Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan provinces have demonstrated their high quality, multiple large and lasting benefits and benefits for the residents of those areas, thanks to the vision, approach and humanitarian principles that have been adopted during the planning and implementation phases, bringing to a high-level achievement with advanced specifications and modern and integrated equipment, as each of the Emirati hospital projects helped to receive the wounded and injured in the aftermath of the disaster and providing them with care, emergency relief and medicine, and road and road projects bridges have helped save millions of people by facilitating safe movement on roads and bridges between affected areas ite, by preventing transport disruptions and supporting rescue and ambulance operations, Emirati schools have also provided an exceptional advantage by using their buildings as shelters for affected and displaced families and their children.
His Excellency Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli, Director of the UAE Project for Aid Pakistan, said that the development projects carried out in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in recent years represent a translation of the directives of the wise leadership of the United Arab Emirates under the leadership of His Highness Lo Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, and with the entourage and support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, who was constantly eager to adopt many humanitarian initiatives in the framework of gift, solidarity and solidarity with the Pakistani people and with a vision that aspires to alleviate their human suffering, provide them with a dignified life and develop infrastructure in their areas.
He stressed that the Emirati project to help Pakistan, since 2011, has pursued a broad development plan serving the community and residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal and Baluchistan regions, as well as the capital, Islamabad, with the aim to provide them with a dignified life and contributing to the advancement, development and advancement of civilization in their regions by implementing vital projects in the areas of roads, bridges, education, health, water supply and agriculture, in addition to the implementation of numerous humanitarian aid campaigns, which included the distribution of food aid and shelter tents for poor, needy and displaced populations, and the implementation of polio vaccination campaigns for 9 consecutive years since 2014.
Al-Ghafli said the impact of the devastating floods that occurred in Pakistan late last month was severe, catastrophic and harsh and that the UAE’s development projects have had a positive and tangible impact in protecting the area’s residents. where projects are located and reducing the effects of the flood disaster on them, their children and their property, as with the negative repercussions To the floods, the availability of health care, medical services and first aid, has contributed to the success of over 12 hospitals and clinics that have been built and equipped through UAE support and assistance in various Pakistani provinces, in providing specialized health care and medical services complemented by care and medicine to the population with efficiency and competence, and between the most important of these hospitals that have contributed to the rescue and treatment of the wounded, de the injured and sick during the flood, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan hospital in Sido Sharif city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak hospital in South Waziristan, Bajaur hospital, hospitals in the province of Balochistan, and the Pakistani-Emirati military hospital in the capital, Islamabad. .
The Emirati road and bridge projects, with their robustness and strong immunity in the affected areas, have also contributed to the perpetuation and continuity of the movement of transit, transport and communications. Ambulance efforts and the delivery of food, food, medical supplies and tends to hit people quickly and safely during the massive flood wave.This is due to the particularity of building and building these bridges according to the latest technical and engineering specifications and international standards, which are represented in their ability to withstand the effects of earthquakes, floods and water currents at the highest levels.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Road in South Waziristan and Emirati-Pakistani Friendship Road linking regions of South and North Waziristan also contributed to the connection process. and the transport of local residents between villages and cities which encountered difficulties in communicating with key areas and played an important role in assisting efforts to transport the sick and injured to hospitals and clinics quickly and safely and delivering convoys of rescue in the affected areas.
His Excellency Abdullah Al-Ghafli stressed that the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him”, the following and support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, deputy Prime Minister The Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court and their humanitarian vision of the Emirati project to help Pakistan laid out outstanding principles for the planning approach to humanitarian and development work and defined distinct goals and path of results and advanced with a high level of efficiency and quality, commitment and accuracy with international and modern standards for integrated vital projects, which have had a great impact and a key role in the successful implementation of more than 200 development projects in a distinct and pioneering in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in the best form Solidarity, solidarity, moral cohesion and material support to poor groups in need of assistance and humanitarian aid, embodying the depth of the distinct historical relationships that bind the two countries at all political, economic and social levels.
Residents of the flood-affected areas expressed their thanks and appreciation to the UAE and its wise leadership and the general public for the great role Emirati development projects have played in their areas in reducing the repercussions of the disaster floods and their contribution to their protection and the protection of their children and property, as Dr. Tariq Khan, head of the emergency department at Sheikh Hospital, explained to Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the city of Seydou Sharif that this The department plays an important role in providing care, as we have received many injuries and injuries due to the floods, as well as the rise of contaminated water-related diseases such as diarrhea, malaria and dengue fever.
He pointed out that the hospital has received serious injuries from neighboring towns and villages such as Madyan, Kalam and the village of Bahrain and provided them with the necessary care, as well as moving medical teams from the hospital to the affected and afflicted areas, made up of doctors, ambulances and medicines, praising the leadership of the United Arab Emirates that established it The hospital must help the Pakistani government and help the people of these areas especially during crises and disasters.
On the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan bridge over the Swat River, Pakistani citizen Arshad Khan pointed out that during the 2010 floods the old weak bridge was demolished and destroyed, so the UAE built this beautiful bridge as well as the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Bridge Both bridges have their solidity and strength during these floods.
Pakistani citizen Fadl Karim said: “Praise God, this bridge is strong and we were afraid of the high water level, but praise God, the bridge was not hit and we were not affected by the force of the floods. United Arab Emirates to build this bridge and provide us with humanitarian aid.
On the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan bridge over the Swat River, the Pakistani citizen pointed out that Khan showed the great advantage and importance of the bridge during these floods, due to its height, as the water level was much higher. than normal rate, but due to the height of the bridge we survived.
Pakistani citizen Liaquat Khan said there was a weak and small bridge here in 2010 which was destroyed during the floods, so UAE built this bridge for us with more solidity, high quality and strong.
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