AMMAN: At least 20 people, maximum of them college pupils, have been killed in flash floods in Jordan, the emergency products and services said Friday in an up to date toll.
An additional 35 people had been injured following heavy rains on Thursday, including members of the security forces interested by rescue operations, said an authentic from the civil defence -- Jordan's hearth provider -- who requested to not be named.
He said rescuers had been nonetheless looking for people missing within the house, a popular vacationer enchantment around 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Amman.
"Most of the dead were schoolchildren aged 11 to 14 who were taking part in a school trip to the Dead Sea region" when their bus used to be swept away via floodwaters.
Also a few of the dead had been passers-by who had been picnicking within the house, he said, including that a close by bridge had collapsed.
"Security force personnel who were taking part in the rescue operations were among the injured," he added.
The Dead Sea, the bottom point on earth, is surrounded via steep valleys and gullies that ceaselessly see flash floods and landslides.
Education Minister Azmi Mahafzah promised a "full inquiry" into the schoolchildren's deaths.
He said the bus took a direction now not agreed upon via the ministry and the organiser of the travel bore full duty.
Roads leading to the world had been closed on Friday morning "to allow the continuation of search and rescue operations", the Directorate of General Security said.
The Israeli army said on Thursday it used to be helping with the operation, sending helicopters and forces specialized in seek and rescue.
Jordanian tv reported that King Abdullah II had cancelled a deliberate talk over with to Bahrain to monitor trends.
An additional 35 people had been injured following heavy rains on Thursday, including members of the security forces interested by rescue operations, said an authentic from the civil defence -- Jordan's hearth provider -- who requested to not be named.
He said rescuers had been nonetheless looking for people missing within the house, a popular vacationer enchantment around 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Amman.
"Most of the dead were schoolchildren aged 11 to 14 who were taking part in a school trip to the Dead Sea region" when their bus used to be swept away via floodwaters.
Also a few of the dead had been passers-by who had been picnicking within the house, he said, including that a close by bridge had collapsed.
"Security force personnel who were taking part in the rescue operations were among the injured," he added.
The Dead Sea, the bottom point on earth, is surrounded via steep valleys and gullies that ceaselessly see flash floods and landslides.
Education Minister Azmi Mahafzah promised a "full inquiry" into the schoolchildren's deaths.
He said the bus took a direction now not agreed upon via the ministry and the organiser of the travel bore full duty.
Roads leading to the world had been closed on Friday morning "to allow the continuation of search and rescue operations", the Directorate of General Security said.
The Israeli army said on Thursday it used to be helping with the operation, sending helicopters and forces specialized in seek and rescue.
Jordanian tv reported that King Abdullah II had cancelled a deliberate talk over with to Bahrain to monitor trends.
Jordan flood death toll rises to 20, most of them school pupils
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