Flash-flood in Negev desert - in pictures

  • A flash flood turns a dry river bed in the Negev desert into a torrent after heavy rainfall in Israel. All photos by AFP
    A flash flood turns a dry river bed in the Negev desert into a torrent after heavy rainfall in Israel. All photos by AFP
  • The rain caused spectacular floods in the desert east of Dimona
    The rain caused spectacular floods in the desert east of Dimona
  • Israelis admire a rainbow as they wait for the waters to reach a dry gorge
    Israelis admire a rainbow as they wait for the waters to reach a dry gorge
  • Israeli children enjoy the deluge, but in Beersheba a man had to be rescued from fast-flowing floodwaters
    Israeli children enjoy the deluge, but in Beersheba a man had to be rescued from fast-flowing floodwaters
  • The rain was accompanied by a drop in temperature, with the mercury in the north of the country only reaching single figures
    The rain was accompanied by a drop in temperature, with the mercury in the north of the country only reaching single figures
  • A rainbow in Dimona, where brighter and warmer weather is forecast
    A rainbow in Dimona, where brighter and warmer weather is forecast