Flash floods force evacuations from Jordan's iconic Petra
Over a thousand tourists have been evacuated from Jordan's historical city of Petra as floods engulfed the area.
An estimated 1,700 visitors were evacuated from Jordan's iconic archeological site Petra on Monday following floods that covered the ancient archeological site according to the Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority.
Petra is located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of Ma’an. According to Ammannet, Ma'an governorate recorded 66 millimeters of precipitation as of Tuesday morning. Footage spreading on social media shows water washing into the entrance of Petra’s rock temple and a bus tipped over by torrential rainwater.
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Raed Khattab, director of the Jordan Meteorological Department, said he expects more rain in the coming days, Jordanian news outlets reported on Tuesday.
