Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the government and people of India following devastating floods in some parts of that country.
A staggering 10 000 people may have died in the monsoon floods which swept the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand two weeks ago, triggering landslides and washing away towns and roads.
Authorities have been folding up evacuation in many parts of the state, even as some 4 000 people are still said to be stranded in the mountains.
The state was hit by floods on June 16.
"We share with the people of India the sense of grief and loss,” said President Zuma.
South Africa and India share historical ties and enjoy strong relations at the bilateral and multilateral levels. The two countries are members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russian, India, China, South Africa) and IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) groupings. – SAnews.gov.za-Xinhua
