The national chairman of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) His Eminence Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad has condoled Turkiye following earthquake that has caused mass loss of lives and destruction of property in the european country and Syria.
In a letter addressed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, MAM on behalf Muslim in the country has expressed sympathy over the tragic developments caused by the earthquake.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Government and People of Turkiye during this difficult time,and we are confident that the strength and resilience of the Turkish people will carry them through this catastrophe.We pray to the Almighty Allah for jannat for those who lost their lives,” says MAM in a letter.
According to Associated Press (AP), rescuers in Turkiye and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region.
AP says authorities feared the death toll from Monday’s pre-dawn earthquake and aftershocks would keep climbing as rescuers looked for survivors among tangles of metal and concrete spread across the region beset by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.
The news wire says survivors cried out for help from within mountains of debris as first responders contended with rain and snow.
According to the news agency, seismic activity continued to rattle the region, including another jolt nearly as powerful as the initial quake. Workers carefully pulled away slabs of concrete and reached for bodies as desperate families waited for news of loved ones.
