Pope’s solidarity for Trinidad and Tobago after quakes, floods
Pope francis at a general audience in St Peter's Square in Rome.- AFP |
Vatican
Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin sent a telegram of solidarity on
behalf of Pope Francis to the people of Trinidad and Tobago hit by quakes and
floods.
Pope
Francis has sent a telegram of solidarity to the people of Trinidad and
Tobago, after the recent earthquakes and floods.
Two
earthquakes shook
Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday and Sunday as the Caribbean
island nation was trying to cope with floods due to heavy rains on
Friday.
Homes
were flooded, and vehicles were left submerged in the murky waters. Many
residents had to be rescued from their roofs with boats and dinghies.
"Having
learned of the injury and destruction of property caused by
the grave earthquakes and floods in Trinidad and Tobago, His Holiness Pope
Francis expresses prayerful solidarity with all those affected
by these natural disasters,” wrote Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro
Parolin in the telegram sent on behalf of the Pope.
“He
offers encouragement to the civil authorities and emergency personnel as
they assist in the recovery, and he willingly invokes upon all
divine blessings of grace and strength,” Cardinal Parolin wrote.
There
were no confirmed injuries or deaths reported from the earthquakes or
floods.
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