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BAKU - Pakistan that has been hit by deadly flash floods and torrential rains in the past days, the worst-ever natural calamity in its history, has turned to Azerbaijani citizens for assistance, the country’s embassy in Baku said.

The embassy appeals to the business and commercial houses and general public in Azerbaijan to donate generously so that their brothers in distress could be helped. An account No. 4501000000203000 has been opened in the Baku branch of the National Bank of Pakistan, located on Istiqlaliyyat Street, 41, Tel: 4371642, 4371643.

"Anyone who is interested to help human beings caught up in this natural calamity can donate through the bank account mentioned above," the embassy said.

It also said Pakistan expresses its gratitude to the government of Azerbaijan for donating $1 million in aid for the flood affected people.

The floods have caused massive damage to the life, property and infrastructure of the country. Approximately 2,000 people have died, thousands have been injured, around 5,000 villages have been swept away with the floods and approximately 14 million people have been affected and have become homeless. The United Nations has declared this calamity worse than the 2004 tsunami and the recent earthquakes in the Americas. The UN has appealed to the international community to help Pakistan cope with this situation.

The exact figures of this colossal loss are yet to be determined. However, the preliminary estimates of damage to the physical infrastructure amounts to billions of dollars.

The government of Pakistan has also appealed to the international community to help manage this devastating natural calamity.