Nahariya's streets flooded, blocked due to heavy raining - watch

• Date: 17 January 2021
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 17 January 2021

All entrances to the city of Nahariya were completely blocked by police on Sunday due after the city's sewage system began overflowing due to heavy rains in northern Israel, causing sewage runoff to contaminate the Kishon river.

"The damage is great," Nahariya Mayor Ronen Marelli said. He told local residents to stay in their homes and to stay away from the nearby Ga'aton River.

Nahariya needs government assistance to deal with the flooding, Marelli said, adding that "the State of Israel will have to help. We will not be able to deal with the Ga'aton's problems alone. We will not be able to go through a flood of this magnitude every two weeks. We need to solve this now."

Several main streets in Nahariya, including sections of Haga'aton, Weizmann and Sokolov, were blocked in an attempt to contain the flooding. Fire and Rescue Services rescue workers helped evacuate several citizens near Haga'aton Street.

Heavy rains were expected to reach central Israel Sunday evening, with floods expected in the Judean Desert and near the Dead Sea.

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