Members of Jordanian rescue team search for missing persons following flash floods in the city of Madaba near the capital Amman on November 10, 2018. – Flash floods killed 12 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed ancient desert city of Petra, emergency services said today. (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP)
Jordanian rescuers on Monday found the body of a five-year-old girl killed in flash floods that have left a total of 13 people dead in the kingdom, the civil defence said.
On Friday torrential rains swept the south of the country, forcing nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed desert city of Petra and causing damage to roads, homes and vehicles.
Authorities mobilised emergency services and the armed forces to assist people stricken by rising waters and…
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