Jordan | Friday 9 November 2019 Anniversary of the floods of Dabaa and Malih

Written By هشام جمال on 2021/11/07

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Weather of Arabia - In previous years, these days were full of weather events that left a number of deaths and injuries, in addition to material losses, as torrents and floods swept a number of regions of the Kingdom.

Torrents and floods Dabaa and Malih "Jordan" 2018

Friday 9 November 2018

Less than two weeks after the Dead Sea tragedy, another disaster befell Jordan, where it rained
Heavy rains in the kingdom led to the formation of torrential torrents that cut the desert line road
The link between the southern governorates of the capital, Amman, and besieged large numbers of cars on the
The desert road in the Dabaa region, which is about 90 km from the capital.

The floods also towed a car in Madaba with a family of five people, and there were also a number of
Of the missing in the torrents, the Wala region and the nearby dam, and at the same time, torrential rains and floods attacked tourists in Petra, where 4072 were evacuated.
Tourist.

The result was the case

12 deaths
12 injuries
4,072 tourists evacuated
Suspension of school hours.

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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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