Israel braces for potential floods as downpour forecast for Monday |
Israeli authorities have issued warnings of potential flooding in vast areas of the country for Monday, with heavy rains and strong winds forecast.
A string of rainy and unseasonably cold weather kicked off over the weekend, when parts of northern Israel in the Karmiel area saw nearly 50 millimeters of rainfall on Saturday, Hebrew media reported.
The weather on Sunday was expected to be less rainy, with intermittent showers expected from northern Israel to the northern part of the Negev desert.
There were concerns of potential flooding in streams in the eastern part of the country.
The intensity of the winter spell was set to pick up........