Dhaka mourns loss of lives in Australia bush fires

Published at 03:41 pm January 6th, 2020

File Photo: A firefighter walks past burning trees during a battle against bushfires around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019 AFP

Momen sends a condolence message to his Australian counterpart Marise Payne

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed deep shock at the loss of lives due to multiple devastating bush fires in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia.

Momen sent a condolence message to his Australian counterpart Marise Payne expressing Bangladesh's readiness to extend any assistance that may be required to mitigate the crisis, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka said on Monday, reports UNB.

File photo of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen | Focus Bangla

The devastating bush fires in New South Wales and Victoria in Australia have claimed many lives and destroyed more than 1,400 homes alongside over 6 million hectares of land and flora thereon and innumerable fauna.

In his message, Momen conveyed condolences to the families of those who have died and deep sympathy to those who have lost their homes, land and property.