Prince Albert II of Monaco has sent a condolence letter to the President of Pakistan following the floods that have taken a devastating human toll.
In his letter, the Sovereign Prince expressed “profound solidarity this difficult ordeal”, and sent “heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims” and “support and compassion to the injured and the displaced people”, in his, his family’s and the Monegasque population’s name.
Pakistan has been hit with unprecedented monsoons, that have flooded one third of the whole country, and affected more than 33 million people. The current death toll is more than 1, 100 people, according to FranceInfo, but, with the rain not showing any signs of easing up, it is expected that the number will rise.
With virtually no infrastructure left, and a shortage of manpower, even international aid, which came pouring in, is currently stuck in distribution points, with no way of bringing it to the worst affected areas, where it is most needed.
According to the Pakistani Government, climate change is entirely to blame for this disaster, and Pakistan is paying the price of other countries’ ineptitude on climate change policies. But many in the country feel like the government shares part of the blame, because of lack of maintenance of infrastructure, and poor preparation for such emergencies.
The country, unfortunately, is not new to such events; the biggest one before this happened in 2010, and Pakistan was still recovering from that, especially in more rural areas, where the deliveries of aid are more difficult.
Prince Albert has always been very interested in conservation work, and possible innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change. His efforts are channelled into his namesake Foundation, which aims to find solutions for the issue of oceans pollution and water warming.
