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Tourists have described 'extraordinary' scenes of panic as flash floods hit Jordan's historic site Petra "fast and heavy" forcing thousands to be evacuated.
Witnesses said there was a "thunderous roar" before 'raging water started gushing down' and covered people head to toe in mud.
Holidaymakers said there was screaming, yelling, people running to escape - claiming there was no plan in place.
Elderly people and families with young children who couldn't get out quickly enough became "caught", witnesses claimed.
Locals galloping on horses warned visitors to the popular tourist spot to turn back.
One wife was left in tears, worried about her husband who was deep in the ruins, thinking he'd been caught in the flood waters - and she was one of many worried about loved ones in the zone.