Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 13, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Southern desert highways closed due to flooding
Two highways in the Negev Desert, Route 90 near Eilat and Route 40 near Mitzpe Ramon, are closed in both directions due to flooding from late-in-the-season rains Thursday.
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— חדשות 13 (@newsisrael13) April 13, 2017
Desert rains often converge into narrow riverbeds, called wadis, and cause dangerous flooding that can sweep away roads and hikers.
Police are warning Israelis to avoid the closed areas.
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