India offers help to avalanche-hit Afghanistan

Posted on 2nd Mar 2015 02:39 pm by mohit kumar

New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani offering help in relief and rescue operations following a series of avalanches in the mountainous country, officials said Sunday.

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted that Modi wrote to Ghani saying India is "deeply saddened by the loss of lives in avalanches in different parts of Afghanistan".

"India (is) ready to help in any way with rescue and relief and help people to rebuild lives - PM @narendramodi to Afghanistan's Prez @ashrafghani," Akbaruddin tweeted.

Hundreds of people have been killed and an indeterminate number have been reported missing after the series of avalanches in Afghanistan.

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