The heavy rains of last night were not \"rains of blessing.\" Most of the precipitation fell in central and southern Israel, and only about 1.6 centimeters\' worth trickled into the Kinneret Sea. The country\'s main reservoir still stands over four meters below the optimum level of 209 meters below sea level, and about 13 centimeters below the government-mandated red line of -213 meters. Some 25 people were rescued from their flooded homes in eastern Kfar Saba this morning, and the sewage system in high-altitude Jerusalem neighborhoods such as Gilo and Pisgat Ze\'ev could not hold the tremendous amounts of water flooding in. A home in Tzur Baher collapsed as a result of the flooding; the residents managed to get out in time. Several roads were closed throughout the country this morning.
Rains Flood Israel
The heavy rains of last night were not \"rains of blessing.\" Most of the precipitation fell in central and southern Israel, and only about 1.6 centimeters\' worth trickled into the Kinneret Sea. The country\'s main reservoir still stands over four meters below the optimum level of 209 meters below sea level, and about 13 centimeters below the government-mandated red line of -213 meters. Some 25 people were rescued from their flooded homes in eastern Kfar Saba this morning, and the sewage system in high-altitude Jerusalem neighborhoods such as Gilo and Pisgat Ze\'ev could not hold the tremendous amounts of water flooding in. A home in Tzur Baher collapsed as a result of the flooding; the residents managed to get out in time. Several roads were closed throughout the country this morning.