Rescuers continued the search for missing people around the Wala reservoir in central Jordan on Saturday. In the southern town of Maan, authorities opened a shelter for dozens of people whose homes were surrounded by water. Authorities opened a shelter in the southern town of Maan for dozens of people whose homes were surrounded by water. The Arabic-language Makan Radio said some of the tourists had been touring the Wadi Rum area, another major tourist attraction. The torrents came two weeks after 21 people, most of them children, were killed in flash floods near the Dead Sea.

Source: thestar November 10, 2018 17:03 UTC