Twenty-five students from a pre-IDF academy were hit by the flood Thursday while they were hiking in Nahal Tzafit in the Judean Desert west of Yom Hamelech.
Search and rescue teams, aided by helicopter units, converged on the area, locating 24 of the students. The 669 Search and Rescue unit of the Israeli Air Force was deployed to assist the efforts to locate the missing students. Diving teams were also deployed to aid in the search.
One female student remains missing, and there has been no visual contact with her since the flash flood hit.
Nine students were killed in the flood, including eight girls and one boy. Several other students were injured. All of the victims were 18 years old.
ZAKA volunteer Yaakov Yifrah described the organization’s efforts to retrieve the bodies of the students killed in the tragic flood.
“This is a very difficult scene, with a number of dead students. ZAKA teams and rescue units are in the valley, helping in the search and recovery efforts. Another ZAKA team is at the entrance to the valley, to take care of the bodies. The ZAKA volunteers are ready and prepared to continue the search, rescue and recovery mission into the night.”
Video: Flash flooding across Israel
Im Yisroel have no fare Moshaich will be here this year we want Moshaich Now we dont want to wait
it was a storm in Israel, raining and strong winds. Evry time that is rain in Israel, it’s very dengerues to be near the deed sea – in Ein Gedi, and Jude desert.
That’s exaktly what happened yesterday.
This school ignored from the bad weather, and send the students for this trip in this day..
There was water from streams which overflowed in the area of torrential rain that flowed downstream to cause the flooding. There were flash flood warnings that were announced before this happened. The school officials are now under arrest
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can someone familiar with the area explain how this flood could happen? as far as I know the waters of the dead sea are dead calm, and there is minimal rain in the area.
How much more do we need to endure Rachmana Litzlan??
I’m Yisroel have no fear Moshiach will be here this year we want Moshiach now we don’t want to wait
Hashem don’t look upon our flaws and weaknesses , see how fragile and confused we are, we really are not as numerous as other nations, please don’t take away our young ones , please unite more to us , don’t forsake us , just the fact that we don’t have the physical presence of our leader is a big agony , the anti semtisim from nations and our own divisions, but despite all , we plead to you lease please bring Moschiach this is TOO MUCH
Incomprehensible
Moshiach NOW
25 hikers from a school were swept away by flooding in a riverbed. 15 were rescued and 8 girls and 1 boy were killed. One girl is still missing.
What was strange is that 2 students sent whatsapp before that they felt it dangerous to go. One said she would die and sadly she did die. The school had not heeded warnings not to hike there due to danger of flash flooding.
A bus of 37 students was turned over in the same area later on. The students went to soroka hospital and are not injured
We need moshiach now.
Bsd bde .davening for besuros tovos moshiach achshav!!!
What a terrible tragedy. Rachmana Litzlan.
TESHUVA, TEFILLA AND TZEDAKA will take away this gezeirah!!! No one deserves to have a child die like this ! Please, Lets try to give TZEDAKA and DAVEN daily
Our deepest sympathy to the families of theses special students
HamakomYenachem Etchem Betoch Shear Avlei Tzion Veyerushalayim
Moshiach Now
Ad Masei Ad Masei
So terribly sad. Ya.yi.dom Aharon.
May theirs parents and families be comforted. What else is there to say?