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Rare heavy downpours trigger flash floods, urban waterlogging across Jerusalem
By Xinhua Published: Aug 16, 2026 09:57 AM
Rescuers try to help a stranded car out of a flooded road in Jerusalem, Aug. 15, 2026. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)

Rescuers try to help a stranded car out of a flooded road in Jerusalem, Aug. 15, 2026. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)


Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a flooded road section in Jerusalem. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a flooded road section in Jerusalem. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)



Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a flooded road section in Jerusalem. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)

Photo taken on Aug. 15, 2026 shows a flooded road section in Jerusalem. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)



A rainbow appears over Jerusalem after heavy downpours, Aug. 15, 2026. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)

A rainbow appears over Jerusalem after heavy downpours, Aug. 15, 2026. Rare heavy downpours trigger mountain flash floods and urban waterlogging across Jerusalem on Saturday. The region is currently in midsummer, a period typically marked by extreme drought and almost zero precipitation. (Photo: Xinhua)