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Jordan: tourists evacuate following flash floods in Petra

Guardian, 28 Dec 2022
Footage shows the moment tourists were evacuated from Jordan's ancient city of Petra. Heavy rainfall caused the site to fill with water, creating a fast-flowing river. Flooding at the tourist hot spot has caused dangerous incidents in the past: in 2018, more than 20 people were killed, and in 1963, 23 French tourists were swept away by floodwater
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