Al-Bawsala – The General Observer of the Muslim Brotherhood, Eng. Abdel Hamid Al-Thunaibat, expressed today, Monday, his “sincere condolences and sympathy to the two brotherly peoples of Syria and Turkey for the victims of the painful earthquake that occurred at dawn today, Monday, and resulted in hundreds of victims and great material losses.

The observer said in a post on Facebook: “We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the victims and their families, praying to God Almighty for the wide mercy of the martyrs, and the speedy recovery of the injured, and that His kindness and mercy descend upon them, for He is All-Hearing and Responsive.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from an earthquake that struck Turkish states on Monday morning had risen to 912 dead and 5,383 injured.

The death toll from an earthquake that struck the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, and Tartous, on Monday morning, has risen to at least 326 deaths and at least 1,042 injuries, according to what the Assistant Minister of Health, Ahmad Dmairiyeh, confirmed to the Syrian News Agency.