US EditionFlash Floods in Jordan Claim Two Lives and Force Petra Evacuation
- On Monday, Jordanian authorities located the remains of a Belgian woman and her son following flash floods at the Petra archaeological site.
- The incident followed Sunday’s sudden floods in Wadi al-Nakhil, which trapped a group of 18 tourists including the woman and her three children.
- Authorities evacuated hundreds of visitors from Petra, a renowned archaeological site and popular travel destination, as rescue teams successfully saved 14 Czech tourists and discovered two children alive amidst the flooding.
- Local governor Hassan al-Jabour confirmed that difficult weather and terrain forced a suspension of the search, which resumed to locate the deceased, while PDTRA urged visitors to avoid valleys until conditions improve.
- The event highlights Jordan’s recurring flash floods worsened by seasonal rains, which threaten heritage sites and have caused multiple fatalities in recent years, amid increasing extreme weather in the region.
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Belgian mother Christel and son Hector (10) swept away by mudslide in Jordan
What should have been an adventurous family trip ended in tragedy on Sunday. Christel Daniaux (44) and her youngest son Hector (10) from Ohey in Wallonia died in Jordan when they were surprised by a mudslide during a storm. Father Nicolas Triolet is on his way to Jordan to repatriate the bodies and join his two children who survived the natural disaster, Sudinfo reports.
ThePatriotLight - Mum and son found dead after flash flooding in tourist hotspot as hundreds are evacuated
ThePatriotLight - A MUM and son tourist pair have died in flash floods that hit an ancient city, as hundreds were evacuated.Dramatic footage shows water cascading into Petra, Jordan - one of the seven wonders of the world - and authorities urging everyone out.5Water suddenly poured over the edge of the mountainCredit: AP5Floodwater gushed into the gully and overwhelmed the passagesCredit: AP5Petra is an ancient city and one of the seven wonders …
Ancient City of Petra Flooded as Heavy Rainfall Lashes Southern Jordan
The Monastery, Petra, Jordan. Credit: Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 Heavy rains struck southern Jordan on Sunday afternoon, triggering flash floods that poured into Petra’s narrow rock-carved passageways. The Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) halted ticket sales and temporarily closed access to the site as a precaution. However, tourist activities resumed today in the ancient city of Petra, just one day after flash floods swept…
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Mum and son die in flash flooding in tourist hotspot as 100s evacuated
A MUM and son tourist pair have died in flash floods that hit an ancient city, as hundreds were evacuated. Dramatic footage shows water cascading into Petra, Jordan – one of the seven wonders of the world – and authorities urging everyone out. Water suddenly poured over the edge of the mountainAP APFloodwater gushed into the gully and overwhelmed the passages[/caption] Petra is an ancient city and one of the seven wonders of the world Streams sp…
Two Belgian tourists die in floods near the Petra site in Jordan
The Jordanian authorities have found on Monday the bodies of two tourists of Belgian nationality in the town of Shobak, south-west of Jordan, following the floods caused by the intense rains this Sunday. There is the archaeological site of Petra, from where hundreds of tourists were evacuated.
Two Belgians killed in floods in Jordanian city of Petra, about 1,800 tourists evacuated
Two Belgians have died in floods in the Jordanian city of Petra. They are a mother and her son. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A total of 1,800 tourists were evacuated when the famous archaeological site was hit by flash floods.
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