The heavy rain, which has been plaguing the southern portion of Israel and the Sinai all week, covered the entire country Tuesday. Rain caused floods throughout the usually dry Negev Monday. Heavy equipment was placed at damaged areas to help vehicles get across. The streets in Beersheba were under two feet of water, preventing any but large vehicles from getting through. In addition, the floods in the Negev and at Sharm el-Sheikh have washed away hundreds of mines and have uprooted hordes of snakes. Army sappers and nature reserve workers were hunting for the mines and the snakes.
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