Pakistan Navy extends humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka after deadly floods

KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy has extended humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka after deadly floods battered the island nation this week, the navy’s Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) said on Saturday, as Colombo grapples with destruction and thousands displaced by the disaster. The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rose to 132, with 176 people still missing, authorities said on Saturday. Nearly 78,000 people have been displaced and are in temporary shelters, the South Asian country’s disaster management center said.

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