Bad weather conditions have led to considerable material damage and disrupted life in Palestinian areas in the West Bank.
In Nablus and other surrounding towns torrential rains swamped roads leading to their closure as well as several homes and stores.
A Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that rescue crews from the municipality and volunteers in Nablus intervened and managed to open some roads and provide assistance to citizens whose homes and vehicles were flooded or surrounded by rain waters.
Several towns and hamlets in the central Jordan Valley near Nablus were also affected by the storm especially in Ayn Shibli town and Furush Beit Dajan town.
Dozens of greenhouses and crops sustained damage from strong winds in Beit Dajan town a local official told the PIC.
Rains also flooded sewage systems in Nablus and caused wastewater to overflow and dash into nearby areas including Ayn Shibli town.
As a result unpleasant odors spread in Ayn Shibli amid fears that rains mixed with wastewater could flood manholes and enter homes.
Several homes were flooded as well in Balata refugee camp east of Nablus especially in al-Hashasheen neighborhood. Local volunteers provided help to families in affected homes.
In Ramallah homes stores and vehicles and other properties were also affected by the storm and some of them sustained damage.
The storm also hit neighborhoods in Bethlehem city and other West Bank cities and caused floods in some areas.
