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A Jordanian was killed today while trying to help three people who were swept away by floods that struck a number of the kingdom’s governorates over the past 24 hours.
A Jordanian security official reported the death of a citizen who tried to search for three missing people who were swept away by torrents in the Al-Ruwaished area.
A statement by the spokesman of the Public Security Directorate, Colonel Amer Al-Sartawi, said the deceased had gone to help three people besieged by the torrents in the Al-Ruwaished region, one of which was his brother.
Al-Sartawi explained that the search and rescue teams continue to comb a wide area to search for the three people whose vehicle was surrounded by floodwaters.
Heavy rainfall hit Jordan yesterday causing flooding in numerous localities.