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Sewage Flood in Northern Gaza Kills 5

Tue Mar 27, 2007 5:49 AM EDT
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Ibrahim Barzak, Associated Press
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<p>Palestinian rescue workers search for bodies amongst flooded houses after a cesspool embankment collapsed in the village of Umm Naser, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. An earth embankment around a cesspool suddenly collapsed Tuesday, spewing a river of sewage and mud that killed three people and forced residents to flee from this village in the northern Gaza Strip, officials said. A local official blamed shoddy infrastructure in Umm Naser, a town of 3,000, for the disaster. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)</p>

Palestinian rescue workers search for bodies amongst flooded houses after a cesspool embankment collapsed in the village of Umm Naser, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 27, 2007. An earth embankment around a cesspool suddenly collapsed Tuesday, spewing a river of sewage and mud that killed three people and forced residents to flee from this village in the northern Gaza Strip, officials said. A local official blamed shoddy infrastructure in Umm Naser, a town of 3,000, for the disaster. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

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wanderlust

What a horrible way to die.

I've been to Gaza, albeit in 2000, and the infrastructure was sorely lacking. Based on this incident, I can't imagine it's gotten any better.

    Reply#1 - Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:12 AM EDT
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