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At least eight students were killed and 16 others are missing after the sudden floods that took their bus near the Dead Sea in Jordan, officials said.
The bus was carrying 37 students and seven staff members to Zara Maeen's hot spring area when it was washed away, officials said.
A huge rescue operation was launched and Israel said it had sent helicopters at the request of Jordan.
Rescue teams have so far found at least 11 survivors, Reuters reported.
Some of them would be in serious condition.
The Israeli army said that following a request from the Jordanian government, she had sent a number of helicopters with soldiers from an elite search and rescue unit.
Troops helped find missing people despite adverse weather, according to a statement.
The details of the victims were not revealed, although a Ministry of Education official said students came from a private school, the Jordan Times reported.
The manager, who was not appointed, is surprised that the school trip was organized despite the weather warnings.
Heavy rains have swept the area for several days. Some streets in the Jordanian capital, Amman, were flooded, resulting in traffic jams, while major hail storms were reported elsewhere.
Thursday's incident is the second tragedy following a sudden flood near the Dead Sea this year.
In April, nine adolescent hikers were swept and killed in Nahal Tzafit, in southern Israel. 15 others were saved.
