AMMAN - At least five school children died and 16 were missing after flash floods engulfed a spot near Jordan's Dead Sea on Thursday where around 40 children and their teachers were on an outing, two civil defense sources said.
A major rescue operation is underway and search teams have rescued 11 people some of whom are in a serious condition, the sources told Reuters.
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