Southern Israel Highways Reopen After Flooding, Police Rescue Stranded Motorists
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Traffic on Highway 90 and Highway 12 in southern Israel has been restored after being closed due to severe flooding. Police are conducting rescue operations for stranded individuals and vehicles in the Negev and other flooded areas. Other regional roads remain closed, and authorities are urging the public to avoid flood-affected zones.
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- Traffic on Highway 90 and Highway 12 in southern Israel has been reopened after flooding.
- Police are conducting rescue operations for stranded motorists in the Negev and other flood-affected regions.
- Several other roads in the region remain closed due to ongoing floodwaters.
- Authorities are warning the public to avoid flooded areas and riverbeds.
- Previous reports mentioned vehicles being swept away and multiple traffic accidents in the region.
Traffic has been restored on Highway 90, from the Arava junction to Eilat, and on Highway 12 in both directions, following severe flooding in southern Israel. The decision to reopen the roads was made after an assessment of the situation caused by the widespread inundation. However, other regional roads remain closed due to ongoing floodwaters.
Israeli police are actively engaged in rescuing citizens and vehicles stranded by the floods in the Negev and other affected areas. Operations are being conducted both on the ground and from the air under challenging conditions, with authorities also working to block off major routes and redirect drivers. The police are reiterating their appeal to the public to avoid areas impacted by the floods and to refrain from crossing riverbeds or flooded road sections. In emergencies, residents are urged to call emergency services immediately at 100.
Previous reports indicated that floods in the Negev and Arava regions had swept away vehicles, prompting search and rescue efforts. The article also references separate traffic incidents, including a crash on Highway 232 with nine injured near Mefalsim and another accident in southern Israel resulting in six casualties. All routes to and from Eilat had previously been closed due to the floods.
