The Chief of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haneyya has sent a letter of condolences to King Abdullah bin al-Hussin of Jordan following the tragic flash floods near the Dead Sea.
“We have received the news of the flood disaster which hit the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea and killed a number of schoolchildren with deep sorrow and pain” Haneyya said in the letter.
Haneyya extended his condolences to the Jordanian King government people and families of the flood victims wishing the wounded a speedy and full recovery.
The top Hamas leader reiterated his movement’s and the Palestinian people’s solidarity with the Jordanian government and people wishing the Hashemite Kingdom a secure stable and prosperous future.
Grief at the death of 21 people mostly schoolchildren in a flash flood near the Dead Sea in Jordan turned to anger on Friday as the Jordanian government said that a school that organized a trip may not have had the proper permits.
The middle-school students from a private school in Amman the capital were visiting hot springs on Thursday when rain storms unleashed floods that swept them into a valley.
The Jordanian Civil Defense Directorate said in a statement on Friday that paramedics had treated 35 people who had been injured in the flood and that rescuers were continuing to search for a number of missing people.
