Rescuing a baby from a flood in Nahal Paran in the south, April 10, 2023 (documentation on the networks according to section 27a)
The young woman who was found this morning (Tuesday) from the floods in the south after contact with her and two other missing people was lost yesterday said that all three of them were swept away with the vehicle from the road to the area due to the strong current of water.
The rescue and rescue forces located the 21-year-old young woman from Tiberias a few kilometers from the road near Nahal Paran in good condition. The teams in the field continue extensive operations to locate the other two missing persons, a brother and sister from Tiberias. The young woman received medical treatment on the spot from MDA teams who evacuated her to the
hospital She was rescued in Be'er Sheva in a rescue helicopter of unit 669. MDA defined her condition as mild and that she had mild hypothermia and bruises on her body. Her relative said that immediately after the rescue she spoke to her parents on the phone of an MDA medic and said she was fine.
"A miracle happened to her, she was swept away by the current for a huge distance. It is not clear how she managed to survive," he said.
Floods in Nahal Abdat in the Negev, yesterday (photo: Nature and Parks Authority, Lior Schweimer)
Southern District Fire and Rescue Commander Itzik Oz said: "In the last few minutes, one missing person was found and rescued in the Nahal Paran area while she is in good condition. All the rescue forces in the area are working with determination to locate her missing members. It is important to note that the weather conditions are very difficult and make it difficult for both the rescue operations and the searches in the field. I remind and emphasize again that the danger has not yet passed and according to the forecasts, the rains may resume tonight and tomorrow at noon, therefore, we ask the public to be attentive to the instructions and avoid passing through areas that are unsafe and/or blocked due to landslides and floods."
Over the course of the night, the police opened over 100 different cases of citizens caught up in floods in the southern streams.
By midnight, 60 people had been rescued in the Negev region.
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