Belgian mother and son die in Jordan floods

By AFP
May 06, 2025
Tourist in the ancient city of Petra. — Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority/File
Tourist in the ancient city of Petra. — Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority/File

AMMAN: Jordanian rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Belgian tourist and her young son who went missing during flooding in the south of the kingdom, authorities said on Monday.

The rescuers found “the bodies of a woman and her son, both Belgian nationals, who had been missing after flooding in the Shubak region”, about 200-kms south of Amman, the General Security Directorate said in a statement. Her two other children were found alive and well.