Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 12, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Winter storm claims a fatality, electricity outages hit south
The wintry storm that just arrived on Israel’s shores claims a fatality. An 80-year-old man is found in his apartment in the coastal city of Netanya suffering from acute hypothermia. Rescuers rush him to the city’s Laniado Hospital, but doctors are forced to pronounce him dead shortly after his arrival.
Four soldiers from the Givati infantry brigade are lightly hurt when a tent in which they were sleeping buckles under the heavy winds and rain in their southern training base.
Wind gusts hit 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) in central and southern Israel this evening.
The winds downed power cables and knocked out electricity throughout the south, causing electrical outages in the Eshkol Regional Council and other locations.
If you’d like to comment, join
The Times of Israel Community.
The Times of Israel Community.
JOIN THE TOI COMMUNITY
Already a member? Log in here