Tel Aviv highway shut down due to major flooding

A main highway in Tel Aviv, Ayalon, has been shut due to extreme flooding which is currently affecting Israel.

Photographs shared by Israeli police show the road submerged in water, after the river that runs alongside the highway burst it's banks. Three people were killed and another was seriously injured in a car accident early on Tuesday morning, on Highway 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

The cause of the accident is thought to be due to the adverse weather conditions. Magen David Adom rescue services pronounced the three casualties dead at the scene.

Israeli Police have asked drivers to stay out of central Tel Aviv, and to avoid driving if possible. Rail traffic in the area has also been affected. (NewsPoint)