(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Jan 19 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a cable of condolence, Thursday, to Italian President Sergio Mattarella over the victims of an avalanche that buried a mountain hotel in an earthquake-hit region of central Italy.
His Highness the Amir expressed sympathies over the dead and wished speedy recovery for the injured.
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent cables of similar sentiment. Italian TV channels announced earlier that an avalanche had buried a mountainside hotel in central Italy, and civil protection officials said that up to 30 people were missing and 30 were found dead.
The avalanche came after four earthquakes struck the region on Wednesday. (end) nfm
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