Floods in the Jordan Valley: Roads blocked, hikers rescued
Police from the Jordan Valley station and rescue units are working to rescue hikers who got into distress due to floods in the Jordan Valley area. Highway 90 has been closed to traffic from the Arava Junction to the Dargot blockade, as well as roads 507 and 508. The police are calling on the public to avoid reaching the blocked areas.
Police forces and volunteer rescue units are operating in several locations in the Jordan Valley following reports of hikers who got into distress and need rescue due to sudden floods and inundations caused by the stormy weather. According to the police, officers from the Jordan Valley station and volunteer rescue units from Megilot-Dead Sea and Etzion-Judea of the Judea and Samaria District are in the field. Following the floods, the police have closed several main routes to traffic: Highway 90 has been closed in both directions between the Arava Junction and the Dargot blockade, Road 507 between the Adam Junction and the Bekaot Junction, and Road 508 between the Gitit Junction and the Mehola Junction. The police are calling on the public to avoid reaching the blocked areas and to follow the instructions of the officers.