UAE air bridge to provide relief to Pakistan’s flood victims

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On Monday the country was under water, creating a “crisis of unimaginable proportions.

UAE’s Ministry of Defense has started operating an air bridge to transport humanitarian aid to Pakistan

The relief aid includes shelter materials and food and medicine parcels for those affected by unprecedented torrential rains and floods in the Asian country.

Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan are battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade.

The move comes after the UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan issued a directive to provide various forms of support to the people of Pakistan

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