BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Friday offered his condolences to Jordanian King Abdullah II after flash floods near Jordan’s shore of the Dead Sea left dozens dead.
According to a statement from the presidency, Aoun said in a cable sent to King Abdullah that the Lebanese people shared Jordan’s pain. “We stand in solidarity with you during these difficult times,” Aoun said.
The death toll from the floods Friday reached 20, several schoolchildren, making it one of the deadliest incidents in the kingdom.
Heavy rains Thursday sent flash floods surging towards a group of 37 students, seven adult chaperones and other visitors while they were taking a break at the hot springs a few kilometers away from the Dead Sea.