Thunderstorms wreak havoc in Middle East

An Israeli man takes cover as waves crash at Tel Aviv port. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

An Israeli man takes cover as waves crash at Tel Aviv port. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

Egyptians pass by shore after heavy rains in Alexandria. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

Israeli Olympic bronze medallist windsurfer Shahar Zubari performs a jump while surfing in the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: Reuters

An Israeli woman walks as waves crash at Tel Aviv port. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

Israeli Olympic bronze medallist Shahar Zubari windsurfs in the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: Reuters

An Egyptian fisherman in his boat on the Nile river during a dust storms in Cairo, Egypt. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

Waves break on a playground slide on the shore of the Mediterranean sea in Tel Aviv. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: Reuters

A man stands in front of towering water as high waves smash against a wall in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP

Small fishing boats are seen stacked atop of each other after high winds and towering waves struck Beirut's seaside coastal area, Lebanon. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummelled countries across the Middle East, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel's coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. Photo: AP