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Ha'aretz i dag:

Four hikers were killed Saturday in flash floods near the archeological site of Qumran in the Judean Desert.

A group of 11 hikers abseiling down a cliff had got stuck because of a flood in the usually dry river bed. Rescue forces evacuated 7 of the hikers, but four others drowned in the rising waters.

Ja, det går an. Det har skjedd før, ved kraftig regnvær i fjellene kan de vanligvis tørre elveleiene i Juda ørken bli flomstore. Også Wadi Qumran.

Se også Jerusalem Post.
Oppdatering, Jerusalem Post 13.05.07: "Rescue worker too late to save brother."