07 October 2009, 10:18
"Ukrainian Parliament members accepted the tragic news concerning enormous casualties as a result of the raging flood in the Southern States of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh with deep sorrow", - reads the telegram.
On behalf of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and on his own behalf, Volodymyr Lytvyn expressed sincere condolences to the bereaved families and wished rapid recovery to the injured.