President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, sent a cable of condolences to His Majesty King Abdullah II, Kazinform News Agency reported.

The cable read: "Expressing our sorrow for your grievous loss, on behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and on my own behalf, I extend my condolences to the families of the victims. I wish speedy recovery to those injured."

Nazarbayev also tweeted: "The head of State expresses condolences to King Abdullah II of Jordan for the numerous victims of the disaster in the Dead Sea area."