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Jordan: Flash floods kill eleven and forced tourists to flee
Death toll rises a day after floods struck in several areas including the popular tourist spot of Petra
Nov 10: https://www.theguardian.com...
The death toll from flash floods unleashed by heavy rains in Jordan
has risen to 11, according to local media, and forced authorities to
evacuate more then 3,700 tourists from the ancient city of Petra.
Saturday’s reports came a day after floods struck in several areas of
Jordan, including Petra, and the searches for missing people continue.
Government spokeswoman Jumana Ghuneimat and civil defence officials
say the death toll rose early on Saturday, after another body was found
in the Madaba region south of the capital of Amman.
Hundreds of Petra visitors ran for higher ground on Friday as water
surged through a narrow canyon leading to the Treasury, Petra’s main
attraction. ...
 
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NA Jordânia. Um tornado do tipo 'landspout'.


Definição em inglês:
Landspout” is slang for a tornado that, unlike most tornadoes, is not associated with the mesocyclone of a thunderstorm. The name reflects the fact that these tornadoes look “like a weak Florida Keys waterspout over land.” The official name, “dust-tube tornado,” comes from the National Weather Service.