Two people were rescued from a vehicle submerged in floodwater at the Dror Interchange following stormy weather and flooding in the area. Firefighters from the Central District rescued the pair, who required further medical treatment from medical personnel at the scene. The rescue at the Dror Interchange was one of 11 rescue incidents to which Central District fire and rescue crews have responded so far following heavy rainfall and flooding at several locations across the district.
Since Saturday morning, firefighters have been on high alert and engaged in intensive operations, responding among other things to flooding and overflowing urban water lines. Rescue teams have been responding to the various incidents, with the main danger coming from people and vehicles entering flooded areas. With numerous incidents reported, fire and rescue crews at stations across the district remain on heightened alert, with reinforcements deployed and preparations underway to respond swiftly to further calls.
Ayalon Fire Station shift commander Shalom Davidovich urged the public to avoid flooded areas and warned of the danger to human life. "We urge the public not to cross streams or enter flooded areas under any circumstances. This is an unnecessary risk to life," Davidovich said. "If you need help or face any danger, call 102 immediately, and we will come to assist."
Israel National News reports that firefighters rescued two people from a car submerged at the Dror Interchange, one of 11 rescues after heavy rainfall and flooding across the Central District. It carries a useful safety warning from the fire service. The outlet never says that a warming climate makes heavy rainfall like this more frequent or more severe.
Leaves out the climate link
Serious
“following heavy rainfall and flooding at several locations across the district”
Why this matters
The words "heavy rainfall and flooding at several locations" describe a district-wide flood event that kept crews busy with 11 rescues, and the article treats it purely as weather to be managed.
The impression it gives
A reader comes away thinking this flooding is an isolated bout of bad weather with no wider cause.
The context
Human-caused warming has made heavy rainfall more frequent and more severe. The article contains no word about climate or warming anywhere, so the reader is never told this.
How we know
On the recordThat warming has made hot extremes, heavy rainfall, agricultural and ecological drought, fire weather and intense tropical cyclones more frequent or more severe.ipcc.ch (opens in a new tab)
Checked against the whole articleIt never uses the words “climate” and “warming”.
Two people were rescued from a submerged car at the Dror Interchange, one of 11 rescues after heavy rainfall flooded parts of the Central District. Climate change is making heavy rainfall like this more frequent and more intense.