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VIDEO. Petra: Tourists Flee Spectacular Flooding at Jordanian Archaeological Site

2022-12-28T12:44:12.155Z


In the pictures they seem to be having fun with the situation. Yet the torrential rains that fell on the area represent a dan


They wear a big smile and give the thumbs up to the camera, hilarious.

Yet these tourists, perched on a car speeding by to escape the floods in one of the canyons of the archaeological site of Petra are indeed in danger.

In the past, these torrential rains that fall on this area located west of Jordan have already caused deaths.

In 2018, 12 people died in these historic meanders carved into the rock and transformed into real torrents due to rainfall.

Authorities said they had evacuated 17,000 tourists.

No casualties were reported.

The preservation of the site of Petra is threatened by mass tourism, erosion and rain.

This set of buildings and facades has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1985.

Source: leparis

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