Watch: ‘Carmel’ Storm Causes Flooding, Extensive Damage In Low-Lying Regions

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel’s ‘Carmel’ storm, the first official named storm of the Israeli winter, battered the country with force over the past three days, causing trees to be uprooted, cars and roads to be submerged and significant damage.

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In Tel Aviv’s Ramat Aviv neighborhood Tuesday 31 mm of rain fell in just 40 minutes and on the seafront promenade 22 mm fell in 20 minutes, causing extensive flooding in “the most expensive city in the world.” In Holon, Petah Tikvah and other lowlying towns there was also flooding. 25 cm of snow fell on the Hermon mountain during the course of Tuesday.

Flooding in Tel Aviv, snow on Hermon

Sea front

On Monday, a tree collapsed on a pedestrian in Netanya, critically injuring him. United Hatzalah medics succeeded in resuscitating the injured man and he was transferred to the Laniado hospital nearby. A large number of trees fell during the storm as well as electric pylons, causing electrical cuts in a number of regions. Some roads were also blocked by falling stones.

Kfar Chabad submerged

Rehovot under water


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Kollelfaker
Kollelfaker
2 years ago

B”H. After many years of drought Isreal is finally getting its water sheaf areas much needed water. It might even reverse dead seas continual evaporation

Educated Archy
Educated Archy
2 years ago

Anyone who recently learned Gemara tanis in daf yomi knows, storms are in the hand of hashem. It’s his key. There are tons of discussions about irregular storms too, none of which say it’s man made. So don’t buy into the next article about climate change

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$heker $htooper$
$heker $htooper$
2 years ago

CC is a multibillion dollar fraud abetted by so-called scientists who get megabucks to concoct phony data from their cozy labs and disseminate to respectable sounding med journals.