Emergency crews on Sunday rescued three members of a family whose car was caught in a flooded streambed in southern Israel as heavy rains lashed the country and deluges and closed several major roads.

The three, parents and a child, were hospitalized with minor injuries after being rescued from the flash flood, the Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement.

The three were in a van that was overtaken by rushing waters in Abu Joda, a small Bedouin hamlet on the outskirts of Kseifa, east of Beersheba.

Pictures and video showed rescuers using an inflatable raft to reach the van, with water rising to windshield level.

The Fire and Rescue Service, reporting the incident, warned Israelis, “Do not enter flooded roads; it is an immediate danger to your life.”

Authorities also said three people who were reported trapped by floodwaters in Nahal Halmut, to the west of Beersheba, had been rescued.

צפו: שירותי הכבאות פועלים לחלץ זוג הורים וילד שרכבם נלכד בשיטפון בכביש 80

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