CAIRO: Egypt has expressed its condolences and sympathy to the UAE, Iran, Pakistan and the US for the victims of floods and torrential rains that have struck these countries.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said the country’s government and people wish a speedy recovery to all the injured.
The UAE’s Interior Ministry said seven people of Asian nationalities were killed due to torrential rains.
“Egypt, the government and people, expresses its solidarity with the Emirates in facing the effects of those torrents, stressing the ability of the United Arab Emirates, under its wise leadership, to overcome this affliction,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Authorities in Kentucky said the number of deaths due to floods in the US state rose to 25, and a state of emergency is ongoing.
Floods struck separate areas in Iran, which said the death toll rose to at least 80 and about 30 people are missing.
In Pakistan, 19 people died in the past two days due to heavy rains.
