A rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel injures at least 7, including small children

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A rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel injures at least 7, including small children

A rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel injures at least 7, including small children

An Israeli police helicopter works at the site of a rockslide that took place in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, on the western shore of the Dead Sea, a popular tourist site in Israel, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. An avalanche of rock tumbled down a hillside near the Dead Sea, Israeli medics said, injuring several people. (AP Photo)

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24 Aug 2023 06:08:34 GMT9

Israeli medics say an avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside in Israel near the Dead Sea, injuring at least seven people, including children
Israel’s rescue service said Thursday that the victims ranged from 4 to 40 years old, with a 5-year-old boy in critical condition. It was not immediately clear what caused the rockslide

JERUSALEM: An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside in Israel near the Dead Sea on Thursday, Israeli medics said, injuring at least seven people, including children.

Israel’s rescue service said the victims ranged from 4 to 40 years old, including a 5-year-old boy in critical condition. A 4-year-old girl was in moderate condition and others were less seriously injured after layers of mud and rocks slammed into the hiking trail.

It was not immediately clear what caused the rockslide, which typically occurs when torrential rains or earthquakes create fissures in a rocky hillside.

The Israel-based volunteer emergency medical service United Hatzalah said numerous others were still trapped under the rubble and rescue teams were trying to reach them. Military helicopters were flown in for the evacuation.

The rockslide took place in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on the western shore of the Dead Sea, a popular tourist site in the country.

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