- Title: Jordan flood death toll rises to 11 - official
- Date: 10th November 2018
- Summary: MADABA, JORDAN (NOVEMBER 10, 2018) (REUTERS) WATER RUSHING VARIOUS OF SUBMERGED BULLDOZER CIVIL DEFENCE REPRESENTATIVE STANDING IN WATER DIVER SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS AND BODIES CIVILIANS AND CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL STANDING DIVERS AND CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL STANDING BY WATER VARIOUS OF HELICOPTER FLYING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEDIA DIRECTOR AT JORDANIAN CIVIL DEFENCE, MAJOR EYAD AL AMOR, SAYING: "Searching and combing operations by the Jordanian search and rescue teams and divers teams are still continuing, backed by armed forces, gendarmerie and public security personnel. Unfortunately, figures rose to 11 cases of death, including one of the civil defence divers. Now searching and combing operations are still ongoing." VARIOUS OF CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS AND BODIES (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MEDIA DIRECTOR AT JORDANIAN CIVIL DEFENCE, MAJOR EYAD AL AMOR, SAYING: "A great number of tourists and civilians were secured in safe areas, and thank God no tourists that are in the Petra area were harmed and they have all been transported to safe areas." VARIOUS OF CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL SEARCHING THROUGH DEEP MUD VARIOUS OF CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL SEARCHING THROUGH VEGETATION DAMAGED VEHICLE VARIOUS OF CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL SEARCHING
- Embargoed: 24th November 2018 10:27
- Keywords: Jordan flooding flash floods Jordan weather
- Location: MADABA, JORDAN
- City: MADABA, JORDAN
- Country: Jordan
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA00195X9IRR
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- Story Text: Heavy rains and flooding on Friday (November 9) killed at least 11 people in Jordan and forced authorities to evacuate more than 3,700 tourists from the ancient city of Petra, officials said on Saturday (November 10).
One of the fatalities was a civil defence diver, Jordanian Civil Defence's media director Major Eyad al Amor said during search and rescue operations in Madaba. He added that no tourists were harmed but rescuers are searching for two missing girls.
Authorities declared a state of emergency in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba further south as downpours started in the afternoon.
The government announced the closure of universities and schools on Saturday and mosques were opened to shelter civilians in areas hit by the floods.
Two weeks ago, 21 people, mainly children, died after they were swept away in flash floods on a school outing in the Dead Sea region, in one of the country's worst natural disasters in decades.
Politicians and members of the public criticized the emergency services at the time, saying crews had been unprepared, and two ministers were forced to resign after a parliamentary committee found negligence. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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