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Floods cause damage to private property in Karak, Irbid
By Petra - Oct 20,2014 - Last updated at Oct 20,2014
SOUTHERN MAZAR/IRBID — Rain water on Sunday flooded several houses and commercial stores in the Southern Mazar District in Karak.
Dirt and rocks from high areas were carried by the flood and caused damage to a number of houses, but no casualties were reported.
In Irbid, Civil Defence Department personnel helped salvage 12 homes that were flooded by rain in the eastern and northern areas as well as several cars that were stranded in the mud.
No casualties were reported, according to the authorities.
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