Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has expressed his condolences to King Abdullah II of Jordan, for the victims of floods that hit the Dead Sea area on Thursday.

In a cable of condolences, Shaikh Khalifa extended his sincere sympathies to King Abdullah and families of the victims.

Similar cables were sent to the Jordanian King by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.