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Update for Sunday 08:40 - announcement from Haifa Municipality: At the end of a situation assessment conducted during the night and morning, it was decided to open the roads that were blocked to traffic, due to the drop in the water level and now all the roads in Haifa are open to traffic.

The article appeared on Saturday 23.12.23/XNUMX/XNUMX

(haipo) - Floods are caused as a result of a large amount of rain combined with an urban runoff-surface drainage system that is not adapted to the amounts of rain or that in some places the drainage shutters and drains are clogged with garbage and do not allow the drainage of the road section. Report flooding to us.

Roadblocks - The Israel Police informed Lahi Fe: during these hours, a number of streets and checkpoints were blocked throughout the city, to enable a response to several scenes where trees/poles fell or floods due to the heavy rains. The police are working alongside other emergency bodies to rescue vehicles stuck in flood zones.
Location of the blocks:
Update for 20:50: The descent from Route 22 towards the Paz Bridge was blocked.
Previous blockages from noon (14:00 p.m.): Hanita, Check Post Junction, Simcha Golan St., Sderot Hagana, Dori Road, Chaletz St.

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In Haifa they went down 139 millimeters of rain in just 24 hours (from Friday, 22/12/23 at 18:00 p.m. to Saturday, 23/12/23 at 18:00 p.m.) - the largest amount in Israel

139 millimeters of rain fell in Haifa in just 24 hours - the largest amount in Israel (from the meteorological service website)
In Haifa, 139 millimeters of rain fell in just 24 hours - the largest amount in Israel (from the Meteorological Service website)

Flooding and stones on the road - 97 Arlozorov St. Haifa

Flooding on Harofeh Street in Haifa - the road turned into a stream with rocks - the residents of the street removed the rocks

Flooding on Harofeh Street - the road turned into a stream with rocks - the residents cleared the rocks (Photo: Hai Pa)

A hooked tree at the entrance to a house at 38 Vitkin Street in Haifa

A fallen tree at the entrance to a house at 38 Vitkin Street in Haifa (Photo: Tal Hayman)
A fallen tree at the entrance to a house at 38 Vitkin Street in Haifa (Photo: Tal Hayman)

Flooding in the lower city near the train museum 23/12/23 (photo: Chai Pe in the field)

Flooding in foam fields - Maccabi Haifa's youth game has been postponed

Our correspondent Adir Yaziraf reports:
The home game in the Premier League for the youth of the Maccabi Haifa team that was supposed to be held today (23.12.2023) at the "Foam" field in Haifa between the Maccabi Haifa team against M.S. Ashdod was postponed due to the flooded field due to the heavy rains that fell tonight and this morning. Meanwhile, it should be noted that the 2 teams, from Haifa and Ashdod, arrived at the field in Haifa, but the match referee checked the grass and had to reject it. The postponed game will be held this Tuesday 26.12.2023 and will start at: 18:00 at the "Foam" field in Haifa.

Flooding on the haunted street in the Carmel Castle (photo: Sarah Iko)

Flooding on the haunted street in the Carmel Castle (photo: Sarah Iko)

► Flooding on road 672 between Haifa and Nesher (Photo: Ella Arad)

Flooding on road 672 between Haifa and Nesher (Photo: Ella Arad)
Storm damage at Kiryat Haim Beach - Haifa (Photo: Motti Mendelson)
Damage from the storm at Kiryat Haim Beach - Haifa (Photo: Motti Mendelson)

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  1. The media ignores the facts. For example: the state of the sprinklers in the city - for many years the sprinklers are at their peak.
    What is the wonder that additional drainage is not needed if there is no mention in the media?

  2. It is not the blessing rains, but the PA's preparations for winter in general. Need chimney cleaning

  3. Since the 1970s, there has not been a year that the municipality of Haifa does not prepare for the rains. Warnings are not heeded and Bibium is not taken care of.
    It's just amazing

  4. Not the mayors for generations. no and no.!!! They, and neither Klish, are not to blame for the aforementioned phenomenon.
    Only the municipal employees who do not work...!!! .and we the residents of the city pay their salaries.!!!
    0.48 EG from every shekel of property tax we pay goes to their funding…….
    And think about it.!!!

  5. Almost 24 hours in a row, an insane amount of rain fell, no drainage system could withstand it, even the lawns became puddles from the rain

  6. And Moses:
    I help the municipality in locating hazards all over Haifa, and I tell you that the drainage canals were clean. What is the problem? Wonderful residents in a combination of wild pigs dirtying and throwing garbage all over the place, a heavy rain comes, washes away all the garbage, and the drains get clogged within 10 minutes.

  7. Elek Htafa on Harofeh Street...
    Who is this stressed person who reported?
    4 cm high water flows a little on the road like in a million other places
    Flood he says

  8. Why was the municipality not held? There are engineering solutions for such a situation. Why not apply in the field???
    How will we get to work tomorrow???
    What are property taxes paid for here???

  9. Since the port of the Chinese Gulf, the entire coast of Kiryat Haim has been destroyed. No wonder everything crumbles there.
    Even without rain there are crazy problems there due to the prevention of sand drift and the change in flow due to the Gulf port.
    What did the whole world realize that there is no way to leave beaches when you dry up an area into the gulf like this?
    There is no sand transportation and all the sand transportation by a chani will not help.
    The only thing that can be done on Kiryat Haim beach is a large marina for vessels to make lemonade out of this lemon
    And remove the 1000 tank farm and make a huge marina there for XNUMX vessels to take advantage of the back of the breakwater of the monster port.

  10. There is not enough drainage infrastructure, the main thing is to build and build, you have to take care of infrastructure first and then build

  11. The city looks exactly like the mayor's face!
    Must fly and beautiful one hour before.
    Idiot!!!

  12. They pay property taxes so that the thieves and all their families can have the whole municipality is one family. Where is the law that says not to bring in a slave girl and children? They searched my son to bring in two children and the daughter-in-law of a senior manager.

  13. Keep throwing wipes into the toilet and keep being surprised that there are good blockages in the drain again and again.
    And most importantly, you will continue to ignore the climate crisis and the storms raging all over the world

  14. What does it have to do with the municipality??? Torrential rain that is not absorbed by the groundwater floods every country in the world.

  15. Many thanks to Keklish for the necessary infrastructures that kept us 20 years back

  16. Rain is a blessing
    Unfortunately for us, he barely appears for two weeks a year
    So instead of complaining and grumbling, take a picture of it and enjoy

  17. The municipality does not know how to do anything, they pay property taxes to the city like in third world India

  18. This is what happens when you don't prepare before winter, clean the drainage system and aren't surprised by the rain. It's interesting what the municipality does before the "surprise"

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