Floods caused by heavy rains have receded in the Tel Aviv area and in central Israel this week-end as the rains let up, but the southern region of Israel, the Negev, which previously had escaped effects of the torrential downpours, reported flood conditions.
The town of Beersheba was described as an island in a great lake. Roads leading to the town and radiating from it were under water. Elsewhere in the Negev, the story was one of waters raging through normally dry wadis and overflowing their banks.
Around Tel Aviv, the outskirts of which had suffered heavily from the flood waters, emergency squads continued work, evacuating families from houses which had been damaged or weakened.
Hadassah, responding to emergency appeals, announced the contribution of 100,000 pieces of clothing, valued at $150,000 for victims of the floods. The clothing will be distributed to residents of the Immigrant camps and other flood victims through the Government’s ###.President I### Ben Zvi vi###### effected by the floods and his office subsequently announced his ### of 250 pounds for the relief of the flood victims.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
