Stranded tourists return to Jordan from Egypt

AMMAN — A total of 315 out of 330 Jordanian tourists who were stranded in Taba and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt on Thursday as a result of floods and heavy rain, returned to the Kingdom on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Sabah Al Rafie said.

The ministry’s operations centre had exerted intensive efforts to follow up on the conditions of the Jordanian tourists upon Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh’s directives.

The remaining tourists will return on Monday, Rafie said.