A cold wave accompanied by heavy rains and winds brought winter to Israel today and wrecked a number of temporary shelters, forcing their immigrant occupants to seek temporary cover in more permanent type homes.
The rains forced postponement of citrus fruit harvesting which was scheduled to start today. On the other hand, farmers with parched fields welcomed the first major rainstorm in a long time.
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