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Thursday, February 16, 2017
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Flooding in Gaza overwhelms battered infrastructure
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Heavy rains cause flooding across the Gaza Strip, overwhelming the territory’s beleaguered sewage system and forcing at least eight families to evacuate from their makeshift homes.
Basma al-Bishawi says some residents are using buckets to try to bail water from their homes “in vain” on Thursday, and that he pulled his own son from a river of sewage.
Rescuers can be seen evacuating people on small boats, while other residents wade through knee-high water to reach safety.
Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on the Palestinian territory after the Islamic militant group Hamas seized power there in 2007. The restrictions, and three wars between Israel and Hamas, have taken a heavy toll on Gaza’s infrastructure.
— AP
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