Turkey sends aid to Pakistan after devastating floods

The South Asian country is also seeking help from Turkey as well as the Gulf in relation to its economic crisis.
Pakistan flood
A man collects his belongings from a collapsed house in a flooded area after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province on Aug. 30, 2022. Aid efforts ramped up across flooded Pakistan to help tens of millions of people affected by relentless monsoon rains that have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. - FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey is sending aid to Pakistan amid deadly flooding in the country. 

The Turkish government has sent seven planes loaded with tents, food, medicine and more to Pakistan so far. They plan to send another two late Tuesday to Karachi’s international airport, the official Anadolu Agency reported. 

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