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Rescue forces search for a missing man who was caught in the Nahal Modi'in stream during a storm near the settlement of Modi’in Illit, January 15, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
January 16, 2026, 1:48 pm
After three days, rescuers find body of teen swept away by stream in downpour
Moshe Lodimer, 17, was pulled into the Nahal Modi’in stream during a heavy storm; deputy fire chief calls on citizens to stay away from flood sites, overflowing streams
By ToI Staff
People sit on top of a car awaiting rescue services in the Shiloh River, January 2, 2026. (X Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 2, 2026, 6:05 pm
Four people and horse safe after getting caught in floods, rescuers say
Two adults and a child wait on roof of semi-submerged car as responders pull up in rubber dinghy; horse manages to get out as injured man clings to branches until aid crews arrive
By ToI Staff
A bus is stopped as a tree collapses onto a road due to heavy winds and rain in Jerusalem, December 29, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 29, 2025, 12:57 pm
Man seriously injured as balcony collapses in storm; heavy rain, high winds pummel Israel
Tel Aviv building damaged as 70-year-old taken to hospital; lanes closed on Route 4, several southern roads shut; fallen tree crushes car in Herzliya, driver narrowly avoids injury
By ToI Staff
A winter day in Acre, December 27, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
December 28, 2025, 4:03 am
Israel braces for floods as downpour forecast for Monday
Some 60-80 millimeters of rain expected within a few hours in central areas; after rainy weekend, Sunday set to see less precipitation and winds, which will pick up the next day
By ToI Staff
Cars in a flooded street in Yavne, December 11, 2025 (National Fire and Rescue Authority)
December 11, 2025, 12:10 pm
Man found dead, 14 rescued from trapped vehicles, 2 girls hurt by tree amid winter storm
Rescue services say 53-year-old found lifeless in Netanya home likely died of hypothermia; streets and supermarkets flooded; heavy snow falls on Mount Hermon; Byron hits Gaza hard
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Lightning illuminates the sky over the Upper Galilee during a rain storm on November 13, 2025. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 1:16 am
Storm Byron bears down on Israel as torrent expected to hit in force Wednesday
After battering Greece and Cyprus, Byron brings with it severe warnings from Israel’s weather service, with forecasted downpours expected to cause widespread flooding
By ToI Staff
FILE: Authorities block Route90 in the Negev Desert, after it was flooded due to heavy rains, May 4, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
December 6, 2025, 5:57 pm
Police close all roads in and out of Eilat as flooding intensifies
Several highways closed as storms batter Arava and Negev desert regions, effectively cutting off southern resort city from the rest of Israel; airbase damaged by the harsh weather
By ToI Staff
Local residents look at a car trapped in the mud after flash flooding on the outskirts of Pir Baba, Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, August 16, 2025. (AP/Muhammad Sajjad)
August 16, 2025, 4:06 pm
220 killed in Pakistan floods as rescuers pull more bodies from landslides
Higher-than-normal monsoon rains devastate country’s northwest Buner district, sweeping away homes as rescuers race to find survivors
By AP
ZAKA team members analyze water patterns in the Hill Country in Texas following the flash flood that killed more than 135 people in July 2025. (ZAKA)
July 27, 2025, 4:58 pm
ZAKA volunteers help guide search for victims of Texas Hill Country flooding
After July 4 flash floods, Israeli search and rescue team is using AI-based model to identify most likely locations of bodies
By Zev Stub
A sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area, in Hunt, Texas, July 5, 2025. (Julio Cortez/AP)
July 6, 2025, 9:31 am
Toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 amid desperate search for missing campers
Rescuers use helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and help people stranded by flash floods that inundated popular vacation area, with more rains threatening region
By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and John Seewer
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
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