Strong Winds Topple Sukkah Onto Street, Narrowly Missing Pedestrian
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Strong winds in Jerusalem tore a sukkah from a balcony, causing it to fall onto a street. A pedestrian narrowly escaped injury by fleeing moments before the structure landed.
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- Strong winds in Jerusalem dislodged a sukkah from a balcony.
- The sukkah fell onto a sidewalk and street.
- A pedestrian narrowly escaped injury by fleeing the falling structure.
- The incident occurred in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood.
A sukkah, a temporary hut erected for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, was dramatically torn from a balcony by strong winds in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem on Tuesday. The structure plummeted onto the sidewalk and street below.
Dramatic footage captured the moment a passerby, walking on the sidewalk, noticed the sukkah falling from above. The individual managed to flee just seconds before the hut landed where they had been walking, narrowly avoiding serious injury or death.
The incident occurred during a period of intense wind, which eyewitnesses reported as being exceptionally strong. The sukkah was reportedly attached to a balcony of a residential building. The near-disaster highlights the potential dangers posed by unsecured structures during severe weather conditions.
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