The Neot HaKikar disaster (אסון נאות הכיכר)

Quand

30 déc. 1970

Type

Événement

Coordonnées

30.94° N, 35.37° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, Neot HaKikar disaster.

The Neot HaKikar disaster (אסון נאות הכיכר): the worst natural disaster since the founding of the State of Israel. A rock detaches from a cliff due to heavy rains and crushes an IDF military base dining room. 20 Israelis are killed in the disaster (19 soldiers and a civilian) and ten soldiers were injured (three of them severely).

Cliff collapse in Israel

The Neot HaKikar disaster, which occurred on 30 December 1970, was one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the State of Israel. Heavy rains caused rocks to detach from an overhanging cliff, crushing the dining room in an Israel Defense Forces base. 19 soldiers and one civilian were killed and ten soldiers were injured.

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