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Blockages and Floods: A Winter System Strikes in Israel Israel today

2021-11-20T08:27:46.859Z


Flooded streets were recorded in cities along the coastal plain in Israel and power outages occurred • Streets were blocked for traffic in Bat Yam and Holon • The winter system is expected to continue in the coming days


Winter is here: The floods occurred this morning (Saturday) throughout Israel and especially in the coastal plain cities.

Streets were flooded in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Holon and streets and local power outages were reported in several cities in the central region. 

In the cities of Holon and Bat Yam, streets were blocked to traffic due to flooding.

In Holon, Shenkar Street, the corner of the Histadrut in the direction of Yavne Street - from both directions - was closed to traffic.

In Bat Yam, Komemiyut Street was blocked for traffic from both directions.

The drivers are asked to refrain from reaching these places and to obey the instructions of the police and professionals at the place.

Occasional rain falls in the north of the country and in the center is accompanied by thunderstorms.

In the Negev, local rain is falling and there is a risk of flooding in the eastern and southern streams. In every plain area on the coast, there is a heavy risk of flooding.

Yesterday, 11 people were lightly and moderately injured in the afternoon in road accidents after slipping, due to the rains and slippery roads, including three children.

Two of the accidents happened on the same road and in similar circumstances - just an hour apart, in which six women and three children were injured, in a mild to moderate condition.

A 39-year-old woman and three children were slightly to moderately injured after their vehicle slipped off a cliff on Ariel Sharon Road in Tiberias, and about 40 minutes later another vehicle slipped off the same cliff, and five women in the vehicle were moderately injured.

All the injured were evacuated to Poria Hospital.

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Source: israelhayom

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