The Meteorological Department in Jordan has strongly warned citizens and drivers not to risk crossing any bodies of water, whether in vehicles or on foot, but what happened between the capital, Amman, and the southern governorates confirms that people do not adhere to this warning.
It is known that heavy rain on the surface of a slope with poor absorption leads to the water descending to the bottom at an additional speed that may reach 10 meters per second and washes away the rocks with it, and it collects in the low areas and this stream is called the torrent.
One is deceived into riding a four-wheel-drive car and imagines that he can cross, which was shown by a video clip of 20 people stuck on the back of a bus in the same area that witnessed the torrential rains in Jordan.
The episode (1/4/2023) of the "Shabakat" program monitored a state of controversy on the Jordanian communication platforms, as Ali asked about a driver's willingness to enter the places of torrents, so he wrote, "How does the driver take risks and walk in the torrents while carrying people, this is reckless."
While Ahmed called for cooperation with the civil defense, he said, "The effects of climate change have appeared, and the civil defense agencies are making good and considerable efforts.
Laila stressed the importance of following the warnings of the civil defense, so she tweeted, "The meteorologists were found to give us alerts and warnings for our safety. I mean, we must follow the warnings, not ignore them."
In turn, Hamdi Radwan demanded that those who ordered the exit of the bus be held accountable.
The Jordanian General Security announced the death of a person, and its teams dealt with a number of incidents, the most important of which was a bus carrying 22 passengers and 4 people whose vehicles got stuck in the torrents, and the evacuation and assistance of families and people.
The Security Directorate published videos showing its teams rescuing several people who were stuck in the torrents.