Flash Floods

Authorities have launched a search operation, with over 62 people evacuated from the area. The floods destroyed pedestrian bridges and triggered mudslides, leaving several trails inaccessible.

More than 20 mm of rain, for the fourth time since records began: following heavy downpours in the Jerusalem area, flash floods are possible tomorrow in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea. Experts link the anomaly to the "super El Niño" phenomenon.

Rain began falling in Jerusalem and the north this afternoon; there is a continued risk of flash floods in the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea. Swimming at Achziv Beach is prohibited due to dangerous sea conditions.