Aid dispatched from Pakistan reaches flood-devastated Malaysia
Humanitarian aid weighs over 40 tonnes of goods.
Relief items to help families sheltering in 633 evacuation homes.
Dispatch of second consignment planned for next week.
The first National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) consignment carrying relief items for the victims of the devastating floods that struck Malaysia last month successfully arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
The first batch of aid will help thousands of families displaced due to the natural disaster seeking shelter in 633 evacuation centres.
The floods killed nine in the country and affected 137,410 people across 38 districts with the persistent rainfall expected to continue and barrage the country until February 2025.
The humanitarian aid, weighing over 40 tonnes, included tents blankets, quilts, sleeping bags, mats and life jackets.
 The batch was received by the representatives of Pakistan Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysian NDMA.
A second consignment of the same size is planned for next week, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to supporting flood-hit Malaysia.
According to the NDMA, the aid was dispatched from the Islamabad International Airport on Sunday morning via a chartered flight.
Earlier, the departure of the relief consignment was attended by Federal Minister for Housing and Works Riaz Hussain Pirzada, First Secretary of the Malaysian Embassy Zulasri Rosdi, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NDMA at the airport.
Pirzada expressed his heartfelt condolences for the lives lost in the floods in Malaysia and assured full support from the government and people of Pakistan.
On November 30, 2024, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had called his Malaysian counterpart, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to express condolences for the recent flood-related losses.
The premier also offered assistance and announced the immediate dispatch of humanitarian assistance to which Premier Ibrahim had expressed his gratitude.