Autumn storm drenches Israel
Trees felled by seasonal storm in central and northern Israel; traffic jams and power outages also reported.
Winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour battered Israel on Sunday, felling trees and knocking out traffic lights, and leaving the roadways clogged and many homes without power.
According to the Israel Electric Corp. outages have affected Hod HaSharon, Ramat HaSharon, Ra'anana, Tel Aviv, Lehavim, Petah Tikva, Mevassert Zion, and Beit Shemesh.
Israel's central artery, Route 1, which connects Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, was bogged down with heavy traffic in both directions, after a makeshift roof blocked the roadway.
Traffic lights were non-responsive along Derech HaShalom, a central avenue in Tel Aviv used to enter and exit the Ayalon Freeway.
Gilad Morag and Ahiya Raved contributed to this report.
