RIYADH, 4 August: Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince offered their condolences on Saturday to Indian President Droupadi Murmu after landslides set off by torrential rains killed over 300 people in Kerala.
In separate cables of condolences to Murmu, King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said they hoped that the missing would return safely and wished the injured a swift recovery.
They also expressed their condolences to the president, the families of the deceased, and the Indian people, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Heavy rain in the southern coastal state, one of India’s most popular tourist destinations, caused landslides in the hills of Wayanad district early on Tuesday, sending torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders downhill and burying or sweeping people to their deaths as they slept.
The disaster, the worst in Kerala since deadly floods in 2018, has led to the death of over 300 people with nearly 200 still missing, authorities have said.
