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Elpis

Flooding in the south of Israel, on February 5, 2022. (Screenshot/Israel Nature and Parks Authority)
February 5, 2022, 10:33 am
Storm brings rain and flooding to south as more snow falls on Hermon
Route 90 closed in both directions and motorists advised to find alternative routes; ski resort shut due to adverse weather conditions; rain set to weaken in coming days
By TOI staff
Illustrative: View of the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, December 23, 2013. (Flash90)
January 28, 2022, 2:08 pm
Amid winter storm Elpis, 9 kids suffer CO poisoning from coal burnt to heat homes
Three of the children arrive at Soroka Hospital unconscious, but doctors manage to stabilize them; 3 people have died in apparent similar circumstances this winter
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers in the snow-covered Golan Heights, in northern Israel, after a heavy storm hit the nation, January 27, 2022. (Maor Kinsbursky/Flash90)
January 28, 2022, 6:26 am
Tail end of storm bringing heavy rain, threats of flood to south, more snow in north
Routes leading to Golan Heights and Mount Hermon ski resort remain closed after heavy snows; public urged not to try and reach the area
By TOI staff
Rabbi Yisrael Elbom (Courtesy, via Facebook)
January 27, 2022, 2:02 pm
Israeli rabbi takes shelter from snowstorm in Turkish mosque
On work assignment in Istanbul, Israel Elbom — a kashrut supervisor from Bnei Brak — is brought to nearby prayer house by troops after being stranded on the highway for half a day
By TOI staff
Snow covers bulldozers and emergency vehicles at the Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights, January 26, 2022. (Hermon Ski Resort/Courtesy)
January 26, 2022, 8:07 am
Winter storm Elpis brings heavy snow to Golan; schools in north, Jerusalem close
Motorists in the capital are asked to stay off the road in the afternoon to allow bulldozers to move around the city; Hermon ski resort sees 20 cm piling up overnight
By TOI staff
Pedestrians walk during a snowfall in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 24, 2022. (Emrah Gurel/AP)
January 25, 2022, 1:41 pm
Thousands stranded in Istanbul as snowstorm causes havoc en route to Israel
Turkish capital’s airport closed while emergency crews using snowplows struggle to reach motorists trapped on highways
By AP and TOI staff
Cows in the snow in the northern Golan Heights, January 19, 2022. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
January 23, 2022, 6:32 pm
Jerusalem braces for a dusting of white as winter storm moves in
Blizzard expected in the Golan and Galilee highlands, with some snow in the center of the country; heavy rainfall predicted along the coastal plain
By TOI staff
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