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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Two reportedly swept away in flash floods as powerful storm hits Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHeavy rains, hail and strong winds hit Israel Wednesday in an unusually powerful storm for this time of the year.
A 17-year-old Israeli is swept away by flash floods at Mamshit River in the Negev. He is located after a search by rescuers, and is being treated. His condition is unclear.
Israeli and Palestinian authorities are searching east of Hebron after unconfirmed reports that a Palestinian girl may have been swept away in the area in a similar flood.
Hail is falling in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and elsewhere. Route 40 south of the southern town of Mitzpe Ramon is closed by authorities amid fears of flash floods in the desert riverbeds traversed by the road.
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