The Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), Israel's largest reservoir and its yardstick for the national water supply, rose yet another eight centimeters yesterday - a result of the heavy rains and runoff from the mountains around it. Close to 14 million cubic meters of water were thus added. The Kinneret has risen 41 centimeters (over 16 inches) in the past four days, and now stands higher than it has stood in well over five months. Only another 1.4 meters of water-height (4.6 feet) is required for it to reach its optimal level.
North and central Israel continues to be soaked with rainfall, and snow continues to pile up on Mt. Hermon. The skiing site is closed to visitors, as the snow has reached a level of two meters and counting.
The rains have caused hundreds of thousands of shekels worth of damage in Haifa, including a partial collapse of the boardwalk along the Carmel coast. The 8-meter high waves left a pile of sand and stones, a meter high in some places, atop other sections of the boardwalk. Damage to water supply systems was registered as well. The combination of 100-kilometer per hour winds and heavy rains toppled 40 trees, 20 traffic lights, and two lampposts in Haifa.
North and central Israel continues to be soaked with rainfall, and snow continues to pile up on Mt. Hermon. The skiing site is closed to visitors, as the snow has reached a level of two meters and counting.
The rains have caused hundreds of thousands of shekels worth of damage in Haifa, including a partial collapse of the boardwalk along the Carmel coast. The 8-meter high waves left a pile of sand and stones, a meter high in some places, atop other sections of the boardwalk. Damage to water supply systems was registered as well. The combination of 100-kilometer per hour winds and heavy rains toppled 40 trees, 20 traffic lights, and two lampposts in Haifa.