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The Witness 25 Jan 2010

Streams in the Desert – The Negev

IAF rescues four people from truck stranded in Negev flood placed 19 Jan 2010 Members of the Israel Air Force's air rescue unit airlifted on Monday four men stranded on a truck in the middle of a flood caused by the massive rainfall which has been hitting Israel in recent days. The hour-and-a-half long rescue operation was led by two IAF helicopters, under what rescuers said were extreme weather conditions that seriously hindered their efforts.

Earlier Monday, 55-year-old Sarah Noy Fogel was killed and another person went missing after their car was swept into a flooded river in southern Israel. Rescue workers managed to extract two passengers from the floodswept vehicle, both of them seriously injured. One of the passengers died of his injuries after being taken to the Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva. A helicopter was dispatched to the scene in effort to locate the missing man, but towards nightfall the rescue team called off the search. Before dawn on Monday, three people - two truck drivers and an 18-year-old - were trapped in their vehicles near the Paran Stream in the Negev. An Israel Defense Forces helicopter dispatched to the scene managed to pull them out after a few hours.

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The Witness 25 Jan 2010

Traffic was backed up and major highways closed across the south due fear of flooding. Schools have been closed in various communities across the Negev. The Yitzhak Rabin Border Crossing between Israel and Jordan was also closed due to the bad weather. The Nitzana Bridge, north of the Negev, collapsed due to the heavy storms. All traffic in that area has been stopped. Highways throughout the Negev, including Route 221 and parts of Routes 90 and 40 were also closed to traffic due to the flooding.

Three people died in Egypt as a result of the stormy weather on Monday, as well: A British tourist was killed when a sailboat overturned in the heavy wind on the Nile River. The rain collapsed mudbrick homes in southern Egypt, killing two women. Israel temporarily closed its southern border crossings with Egypt and Jordan due to rains and expected flooding along the border. A bridge also collapsed near a cargo crossing between Egypt and Israel.

Meteorologists had predicted Monday to be among the rainiest of the winter, with large quantities expected in the Arava Desert. Some 12 millimeters of rain had already fallen in Eilat before noon, which is three times the average yearly amount of rain in the city. Between 30-60 cm are expected over the course of the day.According to the meteorological services company Meteo-Tech, the rain, which was forecast to begin overnight, could amount to between 50 and 100 millimeters. Rain will fall all day Monday from the Galilee to the Eilat region. The downpour will let up Tuesday and resume on Wednesday, meteorologists say. Snow is expected atop Mt. Hermon.

Two different weather systems are coming into contact with each other, creating conditions for heavy rains and high winds. Hot, humid air moved in from the equatorial region, while cool air has moved in from Turkey, creating unstable weather conditions. Temperatures will drop drastically, perhaps by as much as 10 degrees Celsius over 24 hours in hilly regions. In the past two days forecasters have repeatedly warned of possible flash floods in desert river beds and flooding in the main cities. In Eilat, which is expected to see rain equivalent to four years' average fall, special preparations are underway and hiking in the region has been banned. Water officials are waiting expectantly for the rainfall after several mainly dry weeks. Rivers and streams have dried up somewhat but as a result of a strike by Water Authority employees no current data on the state of the country's reservoirs and aquifers is available. The heavy rains also washed away a dozen mud brick homes in southern Egypt and killed two women there.

The Witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & www.witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za This letter was written as a witness to the Lord Jesus Christ so that by all possible means God’s people will be prepared for the works of service to which He has called them. Proclaim His coming, for His coming is soon at hand. (1 Cor 9:1-27) Please send this letter to as many others so that they may be blessed. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as revealed from the Lord Jesus Christ and those ministries mentioned. Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong.

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The Witness 25 Jan 2010

In the renowned monument city of Luxor, just to the north, the bad weather caused power failures in several neighborhoods and disrupted Nile cruises, sailboat and ferry schedules. Flooding wiped out large sections of a major road in south Sinai, severed electricity and communication lines in Sharm el-Sheik and al-Tor, and destroyed two dozen homes in Ras Sudr, Mohammed Fayez, the head of emergency services in South Sinai said.

The heavy rains also killed one woman, left 14 missing and damaged the roof of Sharm el-Sheik international airport, he said. In northern Sinai, officials at the provincial operation room dealing with the crisis said the flooding destroyed over 100 homes and many village huts. Mohammed al-Kiki, a local government official, said a flash flood overcame a dam and is fast approaching the provincial capital, al-Arish.

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The Witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ South Africa, Pretoria info@witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za & www.witnessesforjesuschrist.co.za This letter was written as a witness to the Lord Jesus Christ so that by all possible means God’s people will be prepared for the works of service to which He has called them. Proclaim His coming, for His coming is soon at hand. (1 Cor 9:1-27) Please send this letter to as many others so that they may be blessed. This letter may be copied, but all rights are reserved as revealed from the Lord Jesus Christ and those ministries mentioned. Therefore give Glory to whom Glory belong.

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