{"id":122948,"date":"2025-08-18T14:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=122948"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:58:36","slug":"un-chief-expresses-deep-sorrow-over-flood-related-deaths-in-kp-offers-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/un-chief-expresses-deep-sorrow-over-flood-related-deaths-in-kp-offers-help\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief expresses \u2018deep sorrow\u2019 over flood-related deaths in KP, offers help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed \u201cdeep sorrow\u201d at the tragic loss of lives following devastating flash floods in Pakistan and India, saying the world body stands ready to provide help if requested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Secretary-General offers his sincere condolences to the victims\u2019 families and stands in solidarity with those affected by this disaster,\u201d a statement issued by his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand ready to provide assistance should it be requested,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 people are reported dead in Pakistan\u2019s northwest region after two days of heavy rains and flash floods. The deluge hit the remote mountainous northern part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, with cloud bursts, flash floods, lightning strikes and landslides in the deadliest downpour of this year\u2019s monsoon season.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, the UN chief visited Pakistan to assess the catastrophic floods that had ravaged the country.<\/p>\n<p>He witnessed the impact of the floods in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, where over 1,300 lives were lost and millions were displaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday expressed \u201cdeep sorrow\u201d at the tragic loss of lives following devastating flash floods in Pakistan and India, saying the world body stands ready to provide help if requested. \u201cThe Secretary-General offers his sincere condolences 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