Foreign and Military Affairs

Condolences pour in from world over

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-08-13 07:31

BEIJING - Foreign countries and international organizations have offered condolences to China following the deadly mudslides in Zhouqu county.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement he was "saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the severe flooding that has affected considerable portions of China".

He extended his deepest condolences to the families of those who have died or been injured or lost their homes and possessions.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin extended their sincere condolences to China over the loss of life.

They voiced hope that those injured would recover as quickly as possible and the mudslide-hit area would return to normalcy soon.

Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US State Secretary Hillary Clinton also offered condolences over the flooding and mudslides in China.

Other countries whose leaders or governments have sent their sympathies and condolences to China include the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, East Timor, Vietnam, Kuwait, Maldives, Chile, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.

Xinhua