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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 563

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Floodwaters seen in Zichron Yaakov on November 19, 2024. (screen capture: Telegram)
November 19, 2024, 7:19 pm
Record-breaking rains swamp northern coast, with more showers on the way
High school in Ma’agan Michael closes early after drainage fails, flooding area with knee-high water; nearly 200mm of rain recorded in Zichron Yaacov over just 4 hours
By ToI Staff
Flooded houses in Jesenik, Czech Republic, September 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
September 15, 2024, 7:40 pm
At least 7 killed, others missing after heavy rains across Europe cause mass floods
Four swept away by waters in Czech Republic are considered missing; five declared dead in Romania, one in Austria and one in Poland; meteorologists warn conditions could worsen
By Karel Janicek
Vehicles sit abandoned in floodwater covering a major road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 17, 2024. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
April 17, 2024, 11:18 am
At least one dead as heavy rains set off flash floods in UAE
Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, forced to cut back flights as city sees 142 millimeters (5.59 inches) of rainfall in 24 hours
By Agencies
Traffic makes its way through flood waters along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Friday, September 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
September 30, 2023, 10:32 pm
New York City begins to dry out after record rainfall, intense flooding
Gov. Kathy Hochul says 28 people rescued from ‘raging water’ by first responders in Hudson Valley and Long Island
By Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
Traffic makes its way through flood waters along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, September 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)
September 29, 2023, 11:54 pm
New York declares state of emergency as heavy rains flood subways, streets
City sees one of its wettest days in decades, stranding drivers and delaying flights at LaGuardia as further downpours expected; no reports of deaths or injuries
By Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz
Divers look for flash flood victims in the city of Derna, Libya, September 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
September 19, 2023, 1:36 pm
UN warns disease outbreak in Libya’s flooded east may spark ‘2nd devastating crisis’
Already overwhelmed by search for thousands of missing in Derna following double dam collapse, officials scramble for medical care as 150 get diarrhea after drinking polluted water
By YOUSEF MARUD and jack jeffery
People look for survivors in Derna, Libya, Sept.13, 2023 (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)
September 16, 2023, 2:49 pm
With over 10,000 still missing, Libya opens probe into devastating collapse of dams
Prosecutors to investigate maintenance fund allocations; over 11,300 confirmed dead; concern over spread of waterborne disease, shifting of explosive ordnance from recent conflicts
By Samy Magdy and YOUSEF MOURAD
A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Sept. 12., 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)
September 13, 2023, 5:42 pm
‘Bodies everywhere’: Libya toll passes 5,100 as authorities struggle to get aid in
At least 9,000 remain missing after catastrophic floods, though that number could drop as communications are restored
By Samy Magdy and YOUSEF MURAD
A screen capture from video taken September 11, 2023, shows damage from flash floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 11, 2023, 6:58 pm
At least 150 Libyans reported killed in freak flooding from storm
Spokesman for Benghazi-based government says floods also caused ‘massive material damage’ as city of Derna declared ‘disaster area,’ rain expected in Israel Wednesday
By AFP
A swollen Yamuna river rises to the periphery of the Taj Mahal monument in Agra, India, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Aryan Kaushik)
July 19, 2023, 9:28 pm
Flooding from Indian monsoons reaches walls of Taj Mahal
No threat to iconic monument, authorities say, as Yamuna River inundates adjacent garden; at least 100 killed in floods in India’s north
By AP
A road is inundated with water from the swollen river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, July 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Piyush Nagpal)
July 15, 2023, 9:21 pm
Foreign Ministry: We’ve reached all Israelis who were missing due to India flooding
With help of helicopter, officials establish contact with last of the Israeli tourists put out of reach by monsoon rains
By ToI Staff and AP
People navigate their way through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP/Manish Swarup)
July 14, 2023, 11:11 am
38 Israelis remain unreachable in India due to monsoon flooding
Ambassador holds assessment with rescue groups as further rains forecast; no Israelis reported hurt, but destroyed infrastructure making establishing contact difficult
By ToI Staff
Tatiana Kovler, a Jewish social worker, is one of tens of thousands of Ukrainians and Russians who had to flee their homes following the rupture of a dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine on June 6, 2023. (Courtesy of Tatiana Kovler)
June 13, 2023, 12:52 am
As Kherson floods, one evacuee plans return to aid city’s hardy Jewish holdouts
Tatiana Kovler, a social worker with the JDC who fled rising waters, is in constant contact with clients who have remained in the city despite intense bombings and now flooding
By Canaan Lidor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (front left) tours a flooding area after the collapse of the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric plant, in Kherson, Ukraine, July 8, 2023. (Twitter video screenshot: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 8, 2023, 5:46 pm
Zelensky visits flooded Kherson after dam collapse; 5 dead in Russian-occupied city
Ukrainian president says he’s onsite to assess aid and rescue efforts as rising waters displace 4,000 on both sides of frontline; MKs slam ‘deliberate act of Russian aggression’
By AP and Lazar Berman
The Empire State Building in New York City, November 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
May 20, 2023, 3:04 am
Weight of New York’s buildings is causing the city to sink, study says
New research shows the metropolis is descending at a rate of 1-2 millimeters per year, worsening the risk of flooding
By ToI Staff
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