Desert city of Petra is FLOODED and tourists are evacuated as freak heavy rainfall lashes Jordan
- An estimated 1,700 tourists were forced to evacuate the World Heritage Site
- Floodwater from nearby mountains poured into the historic rose-gold rock city
- Downpours in 2018 killed 13 people despite modern flood warning system
The ancient rock city of Petra has been flooded after a freak rainfall lashed the archaeological site, forcing evacuations.
Water from nearby mountains in Jordan gushed into the iconic rose-red city which has been standing for 2,000 years.
An estimated 1,700 tourists and locals were ordered to evacuate the area for their safety, after 13 were killed in similar flooding at the site in 2018.
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