• 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
  • Israelis watch as a flash-flood takes place in the Negev desert East of the Israeli city of Dimona on December 26, 2022, following heavy rainfall over the region. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
    Israelis watch as a flash-flood takes place in the Negev desert East of the Israeli city of Dimona on December 26, 2022, following heavy rainfall over the region. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
  • A rainbow in Dimona, where brighter and warmer weather is forecast
    A rainbow in Dimona, where brighter and warmer weather is forecast

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Flash floods in the Negev desert - in pictures

Israelis gather to watch the rapid flooding in the desert east of Dimona

The National

December 27, 2022

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Updated: December 27, 2022, 10:52 AM
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