Jordan hit by deadly flash floods

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Flash floods in Jordan have killed at least seven people and forced the evacuation of nearly 4,000 tourists from the ancient city of Petra.

Rescue teams and helicopters are searching for five people whose car was swept away in Madaba, South-West of the Capital, Amman.

Downpours also triggered a State of Emergency in the Port City of Aqaba.

It comes two weeks after 21 people, mostly children, drowned in a flash flood in the Dead Sea area.