Searches for Omri caught in the flood: "Slid his uncle out of hand"

Rescue units, helicopters and Border and fighter fighters participate in scans for the 16-year-old boy, who was caught in the flood with a 23-year-old in the area of ​​Yarka while riding an ATV. Residents were trying to set up an impromptu dam to stop the water flow and troops are preparing to take down divers. Father: "Thanks to everyone who tried to help"

Searches for Omri caught in the flood: "Slid his uncle out of hand"

The scans for Omri Abu Geneb, the 16-year-old boy who went missing earlier in the Yarqa area, continue on Wednesday with the participation of large forces. Abu Jenev, a 11th-grader, rode an ATV with a 23-year-old young man, and the two were flooded in al-Majunoneh (Ein Yafem). Helicopters were shot to track him, and residents even tried to set up a makeshift dam to stop According to Abu Geneb's uncle, he managed to catch him on foot, but the boy escaped due to the strong flow and drifted in the stream.

Reshef Ofer Hazan, a commander at the Zebulun Fire and Rescue Station, said that upon receipt of the announcement of the boy's fall to the creek at 10:20, "Immediately we were dispatched to the scene. In addition, the IAF unit in Haifa went on to shoot the special unit for special rescue The fire fighters. "

The first crew to arrive reported a strong flow in the stream. "They don't recognize the person in the place but they only recognize the wheel in part. From reports we took from people instead we found out that the ATV had two riders turning upstream about a kilometer from where the ATV was," Hazan said.

Searches for boy, today (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)

Man and boy swept by flood in northern Wadi area, Dec. 26, 2019 (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)

"One of the men was able to rescue himself and the 15-year-old was carried away with the current," continued the shift commander at the fire and rescue station. "From his uncle's testimony, he recognized him in the underground passageway of the road. He caught him on foot, but he managed to slip on him because the flow was very strong and the water flowed across the road."

He said the forces were scanning along the bank, from the east to the west. Police said that the search efforts included special rescue units, an air unit and Border Fighters and WMDs starting at noon. Gil Bresano, commander of the Zebulun Fire and Rescue Station, explained that according to testimony Abu Geneb had fallen into the creek.

Bresno said that "currently police and rescue forces with a helicopter and helicopter are scouring the route of the stream where the missing person riding an ATV has fallen into a stream.

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ATV caught in flood in Yarqa today (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)

Man and boy swept by flood in northern Wadi area, Dec. 26, 2019 (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)

Yarka area, today (Photo: MDA)

Man and boy swept up in flood in northern Wadi area, Dec. 26, 2019 (Photo: MDA)

Omri's father thanked all the participants for the search and expressed hope for good news. "Thank you to everyone who helped us with this event," he said. "Looking for my son. Thank you to the firefighters, the police, the rescue, everyone who tried to help. I thank everyone and hope that they are all right."

The flow in the northern rivers is particularly strong due to the stormy weather, which led to the closure of some of the rivers to visitors, including their lower and upper angles, the Dalit River and the route to the Old City in Gamla Reserve. The fear of floods also continues on the coastal plain, the lowlands and the south of the country. Beginning this morning, heavy rains are falling across the country and snow is falling in Hermon.

Earlier today, a young man from Wadi Salameh died of hypothermia after being swept into the water stream in Snail Creek in the Carmiel area. Majed Anan, married and father of a 27-year-old daughter, left his house to close a goat - and did not return. His family members announced his absence. He was later found unconscious in a human condition near a forest in the area, and an MDA team called to the scene evacuated him while resuscitating Ziv hospitals in Safed, where his death was determined.

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The search for the boy today (Photo: Noam Falcasa, TPS)

Searches in Nahal Ein Yafem for young man missing from Marka December 26, 2019 (Photo: Noam Falkasa / TPS, official website)

Tomorrow, rain will continue to fall to episodes accompanied by thunderstorms from the north of the country to the northern Negev. Hermon will continue to snow. There is a fear of flooding in the south and east streams and there is a fear of flooding on the coastal plain. It will be colder than usual for the season when the afternoon rain will gradually weaken. On Saturday the weather is expected to be partly cloudy, and will continue to be colder than usual. Local rainfall fell in the north of the country and on the coastal plain. In the first, there will be a rise in temperatures and will return to normal in the season.

Yarka area, today (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)

Man and boy swept by flood in northern Wadi area, Dec. 26, 2019 (Photo: Firefighting and Rescue)