Ancient city of Petra flooded after 6 months’ worth of  rain in a day, Jordan

Ancient city of Petra flooded after 6 months’ worth of rain in a day, Jordan

Popular ancient city of Petra, Jordan experienced unusually heavy rains on December 26, 2022, resulting in severe flooding that forced around 1 700 people to evacuate the archeological site. Tourist routes at the site have been reopened on December 27 and movement across the city restored.

Major flash floods hit ancient city of Petra, Jordan

Major flash floods hit ancient city of Petra, Jordan

Heavy rain caused severe flash flooding in Jordan's ancient city of Petra, the kingdom's main tourist attraction, on Friday, November 9, 2018. Nearly 4 000 people were forced to evacuate. At least 12 people were killed in the country's central and…