05-05-2025
Jordan floods kill Belgian woman, son in Shobak
Published May 5th, 2025 - 08:07 GMT
ALBAWABA - Search and rescue teams in Jordan found the bodies of a Belgian mother and her son who went missing due to the floods in Shobak District on Sunday, according to the Jordanian Public Security Directorate. Also Read Severe floods kill tens of people in the US
Al-Mamlaka cited the spokesperson of the Public Security Directorate that the search and rescue teams formed in the southern region from the Civil Defense, police directorates and gendarmerie forces to search for missing people in the Shobak district found a mother and her son of Belgian nationality dead after hours of search in difficult weather and terrain conditions.
Ma'an Governor Hassan al-Jabour said that authorities received calls that 18 tourists in Wadi al-Nakhil in the Shobak area were targeted by floods that hit southern Jordan.
He told Al-Mamlaka that the tourists were on an adventure trip to Wadi Al-Nakhil without a local guide, which caused confusion during the search for them.
Al-Jabour further pointed out that the rescue and search teams in the West Ma'an Police Directorate were able to evacuate and secure 14 Czech tourists, while four Belgian tourists (a mother and her three children) went missing.
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