‘The Rains Came’

So Far: Too Little–Too Late!

The irony won’t have escaped anyone:

If only the overnight and early morning rains had occurred five days ago, we would have been spared the almighty conflagration with its loss of life and property.

Further, it is my painful duty to pass on the news of the passing of Haifa Police Commander Ahuva Tomer, 52.

Ms Tomer, the first woman in Israel to head a police station, died this morning from the 90% burns  she suffered in the fire on Thursday.

She had caught the full blast of the blaze while driving behind the bus carrying Prison Service cadets that became an inferno and caused the majority of the 43 deaths.

Arutz Sheva reported: “ … though doctors fought valiantly to save her life, and even noted a slight improvement in her condition yesterday, the situation worsened over night and she succumbed this morning. She is the 43rd victim of the fire, which claimed 36 Prison Service cadets; two other cadets are alive but in serious condition”.

• The photographs show the mist and rain from our flat in Karmiel early this morning. Although it has become quite cool, we have had no more rain for some hours and unwanted “sunny intervals”!

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