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.
While bad weather affected most of the country, Raed Khattab, head of the Jordan meteorological department, said that the country’s southern region, where Petra is located, has received the worst of the rain.
According to the Petra Tourism Development Authority, the storm brought 80 mm (3.1 inches) of rain to some areas of the Petra region out of 172.4 mm (6.78 inches) of its average annual rainfall.
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