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Flash floods in Jordan have killed 11 people and emergency services.
Civil Defense Spokesman Iyad Amru also told state television that two young girls are still missing, having last seen on Friday.
It is thought to be one of the people of the capital city of Amman, while three people were killed near Danaa on the Desert Highway and one person died near Maan in the south.
Mr Amru confirmed that a rescuer is also among the
Government spokeswoman Jumana Ghneimat said that the Desert Highway, one of Jordan's three north-south arteries, was cut in both directions.
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Helicopters and all-terrain vehicles deployed by the Jordanian army have been working with the search and rescue operation.
Rescue teams were looking for people in Madab, southwest of Amman.
It is not clear that the missing people have been included in the death count.
Downpours also triggered a state of emergency in the port city of Aqaba.
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While 3,762 holidaymakers were forced to abandon the famed ancient city of Petra after torrential rain caused severe flooding in the south of the country.
According to reports in the area, waters reached the highest point in some parts of the red-rock ravine and the adjacent Wadi Musa desert.
Footage from state television shows tourists seeking shelter on the road to the popular site.
A designated UNESCO world heritage website since 1985, Petra draws hundreds of thousands of tourists to its rock-hewn treasury, temples and mausoleums.
Its buildings have been used for several Hollywood blockbusters, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
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The severe weather comes just one week after Jordan's education and tourism ministers resigned over failings in government response to flash floods last month.
Floods starting on October 25th in the Dead Sea region had killed 21 people, mostly children on a school trip.
The warnings of more heavy rains.
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