UAE leaders condole Chinese President over flood victims
- 25 Jul 2021
Gulf Today Report
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China on the victims of the floods in Henan province due to heavy rain.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, also sent similar messages to the Chinese President.
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou has risen to 56, state media reported on Friday.
The rains that started on Tuesday in densely populated Henan were the heaviest on record, according to the government.