Violent floods have ripped through the ancient city of Petra in southern Jordan, triggering the evacuation of 1,700 tourists from the UNESCO world heritage site. As informed by a news report in Middle East Eye.
Videos posted on Monday showed brown water careering down the steep cliffs surrounding Petra’s ancient rock-cut Nabatean temple dubbed “the Treasury”, the best-known part of the sprawling, 260-sq-km site. Tourists in raincoats are seen looking bewildered and packing into pick-up trucks as the site’s narrow passages, including the famed Siq, resemble rivers.
