Activists say beaches polluted after storms

The Zalul Environmental Association is raising concern about dirty water runoff gushing into the Tel Aviv Dolphinarium Beach, after four days of heavy rain and flooding.

Runoff on the beach in Tel Aviv this week. (Courtesy Zalul Environmental Association)

According to the organization, the black-colored pollution pouring into the sea is filled with trash, dust, oils and heavy metals. They are urging the Tel Aviv municipality to improve the water runoff systems in the city.

According to the Israel Water Authority the area has been inundated with almost 200 millimeters of rain in October, five times the normal amount.

Despite the heavy rains in the center of the country, the north has received very little precipitation so the level of the Kinneret remains unchanged, says spokesman Uri Schorr.