Winter hits full force with excessive amounts of precipitation in the north and center • Disaster in the Salmon stream: A man drifts in the stream and is killed • A 14-year-old was absent in Yarka after trying to cross a river on an ATV • In the northern Golan, 150 mm were measured • All updates
The winter campaign that started last Wednesday (Wednesday) does not seem to be nearing an end . So far, the Sea of Galilee has completed a height of 8.5 cm, mainly due to direct rain of 65 mm. The northern Golan area has already dropped 150 mm, increasing the flow in the Jordan River and in the Golan Heights. By the end of the day, the Sea of Galilee is expected to rise by at least 3-4 cm.
The rainiest area to date was the Western Galilee with close to 200 mm of rain. Tide was recorded in Snail and Beit HaEmek streams. Sharon also fell more than 100 mm, leading to a high tide in Hadera and Alexander River. At present, lower rainfall has been recorded in the center.
Concern over the life of a teenager with an ATV in Wadi North // Photo: Fire and Rescue Coastal District
By 5 p.m., no less than 155mm was recorded in the Tarshiha Maalot, which led to the "precipitation competition." Second place was Elrom with 150mm, Ortal with 142mm, Dalton with 120mm and the first quintet. Kfar Saba with 73 mm and Netanya with 61 mm are prominent in the central and Sharon region. In Tel Aviv, 42 mm has so far fallen.
From the beginning of the winter campaign fell between 90 and 150 mm in the north of the country. Many rains fell in a wide spread that includes the Upper and Lower Galilee, the Jezreel Valley, the Golan, the Hula Valley, the Sea of Galilee and the northern coastal plain. In the central coastal plain, Sharon and Samaria fell "M. By contrast, so far in the southern and eastern areas, much smaller quantities have reached a few millimeters.
The Meteorological Institute reported that the rainy day of December 25, 2019 was one of the most rainy since the beginning of the survey in the north of the country. In many stations it was one of the five rainiest and in some stations it was even the rainiest since the beginning of measurements.
"The many rains that have come down in the north of the country have eroded the deficit that was before," said Lior Suderi, a tech tech forecaster. "Before the event started, the cumulative rainfall reached about half the average for the same period. Now the quantities are close to the average and in some places even exceed it."
Earlier today, the floods in the north were the first victim: Ziv Hospital in Safed determined the death of a man who was drifting in the stream in the Salmon stream, and was found unconscious and in a human condition. MDA paramedics and paramedics performed CPR operations on him, but he later died at the hospital. According to his family testimony, the man left his home to close the goat gate he raises, but after he did not return, his family notified police - who began searching for him until Found near the stream unconscious.
Anan Badarna, a senior MDA paramedic who arrived at the event in Nahal Tzalmon, said: "We received a report of a man drifting in the water stream and after long scans he was detected by civilians and freckled with water unconscious. He was pulse-free and did not suffer from severe hypothermia. "We performed medical resuscitation and advanced resuscitation while warming his body. He is in critical condition while continuing life-saving medical treatment for the hospital."
In addition, from early in the morning, extensive searches are conducted in the Yishuv area for a 14-year-old boy who was swept away in a flooded wadi, after trying to cross it on an ATV with a 23-year-old man. The man managed to get out of the water on his own, but the boy is being carried and is currently being searched, with the help of rescue helicopters. As part of an attempt to intensify efforts to locate the missing before dark, the rescue forces operating in the area divided the stream into search areas. In addition, the forces in the field are preparing to operate a submarine unit to cope with the lighting and weather conditions during the evening and night. In addition, the fighters of the Special Rescue Unit of the Central District rescued a vehicle with a father and two children, who drifted to the Nablus stream in the Emek Hefer area - all in light condition.
MDA team near Nahal Tzalmon // Photo: MDA Operation Documentation
Searches in Yarqa // Photo: Coastal Coastal Command
Helicopter during searches in Yarqa // Photo: Michelle Dot Com
An unusual sight was seen this morning in Ashdod, after a cement ship that was supposed to dock at Ashdod harbor was swept up on the beach south of the port. Ashdod Port and the Shipping and Ports Authority manage the event and rescue the crew, with concern for its safety, and at this stage no oil and coastal oil spill was detected. In the sleazine neighborhood in Nazareth, a wall collapsed. There were no casualties at the event, and in Tel Aviv a tree collapsed on a row of two-wheelers.
The ship drifting to Ashdod beach // Photo: Ashdod spokes
The collapse of the wall in Safed // Photo: Documentation of firefighting and rescue operations in Israel
Swastika in Tel Aviv // Photo: Coco
As part of the winter front, rain was falling all night across Israel, and snow began to fall in Hermon. So far, about 20 inches of snow has piled up on the lower level of the mountain, and about 40 inches on the upper level, and due to inclement weather the site has been closed to visitors. The intense rains in the north also led to a 6-inch rise in the Sea of Galilee, reaching 211,765. The northern rivers are also filling up with the recent rains. "The Jordan has turned brown for the second time in the last two weeks. The last day the rain has not stopped," noted Guy Kamar Blum's CEO Kaimi Blum.
Beit Shearim // Photo: Eden Rahal - Nature and Parks Authority
