A 24-year-old man was evacuated to Baruch Padeh Medical Center in Poriya with signs of hypothermia on Tuesday evening after passersby noticed him in a puddle, partially conscious. Temperatures dropped Tuesday night as the country prepares for a snowstorm to hit certain regions later in the night.
MDA paramedic Ohad Porat described the scene upon which they found the man, saying in a statement that “it was raining and the temperature outside was very low, it was a real danger to his life."
He emphasized the importance of the callers who saved the man, saying that "If the passersby who saw him had not called us at the 101-emergency line, the event could have ended in tragedy. We put him in the heated ambulance, stripped him of his wet clothes, covered him with blankets and evacuated him in stable condition for further treatment at the hospital."
Public transportation changes for Wednesday have been expected in the North and in Jerusalem, in areas where snow is expected to fall. Such changes include municipal and intercity bus line activity.
According to forecasts, snow is expected to fall in the northern Golan Heights and the high peaks in the Galilee on Tuesday night.
By Wednesday afternoon, the snow is expected to spread to the central mountains and the Jerusalem area, and will continue for periods throughout the night. On Thursday, the snow will turn into rain.
The National Public Transport Authority in the Transportation Ministry announced that in accordance with the weather forecasts, the municipal service in Safed and the intercity service to and from the city will cease operations in the early morning hours, and will resume in accordance with future weather assessments.
If the snow accumulates in the North, in the mountains of central Israel and Jerusalem, both inner-city and long-distance public transportation will also be stopped in these areas.
Israel Railways announced that on Wednesday it will extend the operating hours of the high-speed line to Jerusalem until 22:30, and will operate two trains per hour in each direction.