Ali who was swept away in the flood is brought to rest: "There was a nature animal, all love and giving"

Agbararia, a resident of Arara who worked with his son and brother-in-law to build a new water reservoir in the Nili Hill area, left behind a wife and six children. "They saw that the rain was getting stronger, but it was already too late," said his brother-in-law. Eran Hernstadt's widow, who was swept away in the Binyamina flood : "In 15 years with him I got all the beauty of the land"

Ali who was swept away in the flood is brought to rest: "There was a nature animal, all love and giving"

Ali Aghabariya, who was killed after being swept away yesterday in a flood in the Nili Hill area in northern Israel, is being brought to rest Monday in his village of Arara. 44-year-old Aghabariya left behind a wife and six children, including four boys and two girls. , After his son managed to get out of the flood in Nahal Shalaf, one of the tributaries of the Dalia River, while staying with him in the area where they work.

Agbararia is a member of a family of 14 children. His mother passed away about a year and a half ago, and his father passed away in the 1970s, when he was a child. Abdel Issa, his nephew, tells Walla! NEWS: "We will remember him for his good deeds, his smile, and his human warmth. He was a man without anger, all in love and giving." The nephew said that just last week his mother asked for help with the transfer, and Ali immediately volunteered his van and sent two of his sons to help her.

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"We will remember him for his good deeds, his smile, and his human warmth." Agbararia

Ali Agbariya, a resident of Arara who went missing following the flood, January 6, 2020 (Photo: screenshot)

About the disaster, he said that Ali, his brother-in-law and one of his sons were in the field as part of the construction of a new reservoir. "He did some stucco work there. They saw that the rain was getting stronger and that they should leave, but it was already too late," he said. "His son called me and told me that he and the brother-in-law had been taken out of the van and that I had been carried away with him. Unfortunately, we received the bad news this morning."

Abed added: "It is precisely those who knew the area and loved the area. He also loved hiking in nature and even his house in the village is on a hill, where he is surrounded by nature. He was such a 'wildlife'. I worked with him for many years in renovations, I got to know him Dear uncle. There was a simple man. Keep the religion. There was a fast in Ramadan, pray. May Allah have mercy. "

Eran killed in flood: "Loved the water that took him at the end"

Yesterday, Eran Hernstadt, a 72-year-old Binyamina resident, was killed after being swept away by flooding in the community. He was initially reported to have been trapped in his vehicle, but was later rescued without life and medical teams determined his death. He is survived by three children. His widow Chaya Weizman described him as "a straight man with no such, wise no, no good." Weizman, who has been his partner for the past 15 years, said Eran was educated, loving and broad-minded. "I received from him in the 15 years that I brought all the beauty of the country with him," she added.

"I got to know the flowers and the trees and the branches and the water that took it in the end," Weizman said. "He did not give up landscapes in any way in the country and abroad. A Hebrew poet, loves children, loves people. My children were his children, an exemplary father. And how lost is it that this person should not be here today. From what? It's raining. "

"He loved the creek on an indescribable level." Eran Hernstadt

Eran Hernstadt, 72, a resident of Binyamina who was found dead in his vehicle due to flooding. January 5, 2020 (Photo: courtesy of the family)

That creek where he was swept to death was especially loved. "He loved the stream at an indescribable level," Weizman said. "Everyone who came here, he sat talking to him about the creek. 'Look how close the creek is and see how beautiful it is, and see the flow of water.' On Saturday, he tried to motivate me like this: animal, let's take an umbrella, it's raining but not terrible , We'll go for a walk in the rain and see mushrooms. "

She said she found out about his death when he didn't answer her phone when she called him to turn on her uncle. "I said he might be busy. I tried again for another five minutes, he didn't answer. Then I had a bad feeling. I kept going, kept calling again and again, and he didn't answer again. I got here, in the middle of the street there were a lot of people, and I looked around." .

"I prayed I would not recognize, but it is him." Extracting the vehicle with which Hernstadt was swept, yesterday (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

Firefighting and Rescue Activity at a Rescue Event Drifting with his Vehicle Flooding in Binyamina Region January 5, 2019 (Photo: Israel Police spokeswoman)

Weizman asked her neighbors "Where is Eran?", But they replied that they did not know where he and his car were. She called police and after about five minutes one of the neighbors led her to a vehicle in the area - where she recognized him. "I recognized him where the car was. And I prayed I wouldn't recognize him, but that's him. And when they didn't let me approach, I wasn't a little girl. I realized I didn't want me to see."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier today that he was "shocked by the tragic deaths" of Hernstadt and Agabaria, and asked to take part in the grief of the families. "I urge the citizens of Israel to remain vigilant and exercise caution. I want to strengthen the rescue and volunteer forces for the detection operations," said Netanyahu.

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Ali who was swept away in the flood is brought to rest: "There was a nature animal, all love and giving"