Iran offers aid, condolences to Indonesia as deadly floods claim hundreds of lives
President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed Iran’s readiness to deliver humanitarian aid to Indonesia, after catastrophic floods and landslides left widespread devastation across the Southeast Asian nation.
In a message to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday, Pezeshkian said he was deeply saddened by the tragedy, which has claimed lives and left many injured, in the “friendly and brotherly” Muslim country.
"The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran announces its full readiness to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to the people in affected areas. It also hopes that, with the grace of God, the consequences of this natural disaster will be swiftly overcome and conditions will be normal,” he added.
Pezeshkian also extended his condolences, on behalf of the Iranian government and people, to President Prabowo and the nation of Indonesia over the devastating disaster.
He prayed for divine mercy for people who lost their lives in the cyclone-driven downpours and wished a swift recovery for the injured.
Heavy rainfall unleashed widespread flooding and landslides in parts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia, killing at least 1,150 people and leaving hundreds more missing.
Indonesia’s disaster-mitigation agency says the death toll has climbed to 604, with entire homes swept away and thousands of buildings submerged. Another 464 people remain missing as rescue teams continue searching through devastated areas.
Meteorologists say the current extreme weather in Southeast Asia may have stemmed from the interaction of two active systems, Typhoon Koto in the Philippines and a rare tropical cyclone that formed in the Malacca Strait, Cyclone Senyar.
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