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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Parks authority shuts some hiking routes due to flooding fears
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWith rainstorms bearing down on the country, the Parks and Nature Authority announces that it is closing all hiking routes in the Judean desert, where downpours can turn dry wadis into raging rivers in a matter of minutes.
Rescue officials have raised fears of fresh flooding with the storm expected to dump large amounts of rain over the country starting Wednesday and lasting several days.
Dozens of people needed to be rescued from flooded garages and other areas in the city of Ness Ziona after it was inundated by a storm on Saturday.
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