Pope appealed for help for Pakistan
19 Aug
According to www.asianews.it, it is estimated that at least one fifth of Pakistan is under water, more than 20 million people have been affected and at least 1,600 are dead. This was due to weeks of heavy monsoon rains, destroying entire villages, farmlands and crops. Infrastructure is also greatly affected making the rescue and relief effort very difficult.
Speaking at the end of general audience at Castel Gandolfo, in front of 2,000 pilgrims, the pope said his thoughts turned first to the “dear people of Pakistan” hit by ” severe flooding” that has caused “numerous victims and left many families homeless”.
The Pope added: “As I entrust to the merciful goodness of God all those who are tragically gone, I express my spiritual closeness to their families and all who suffer because of this disaster. Our solidarity and the concrete support of the international community must not be lacking to these our sorely tried brothers and sisters!”.
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article source: http://www.asianews.it
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