A Lebanese woman takes shelter under her umbrella as she walks on the Corniche, or waterfront promenade, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday May 8, 2014. Severe weather and heavy rains affected parts of the Middle East on Thursday including Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. Rains in Israel forced the evacuation of dozens of American tourists who were stranded overnight in a parking lot in the Negev desert, while a new refugee camp for Syrians was flooded in Jordan. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)
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