Unseasonable rains and thunder storms wreaked havoc in Israel during the past twenty-fours, hours, shutting down airports at Jerusalem and Rosh Pina in the Galilee, collapsing a 60-foot section of the Jericho-Jerusalem road and damaging other roads, as well as crops and houses. In Jerusalem, firemen rescued people trapped in 20 flooded houses. Twenty foot high waves on Lake Tiberias smashed into the promenade of Tiberias and damaged homes, cafes and the waterfront quay. In the Negev, huge waterstreams boursing down the mountains flooded the roads. Ships anchored outside the breakwaters of Israeli harbors were ordered to put out to sea to avoid the constantly changing highwinds. Despite the storm, the annual Passover pilgrimage to Jerusalem continued. About 1,000 persons arrived in Jerusalem yesterday by train where they were welcomed at the railway station by officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry.
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