Floods in the Gaza Strip after heavy rainfall.

Floods in the Gaza Strip after heavy rainfall.:

"Floods in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip caused by heavy rainfall."

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Floods in Gaza Force Dozens of Families to Evacuate
Source IMEMC October 29, 2008

Heavy rain that fell on Gaza on Tuesday forced at least 80 Palestinian families to evacuate their homes especially after the sewage system collapsed causing damage to homes and businesses.

Eyewitnesses reported that the level of water in some of the flooded homes reached at least 1.5 feet.

Meanwhile, head of the Civil Defense in Gaza warned that the flood could drag the impoverished and besieged area into a further humanitarian crisis.

He added that that infrastructure in Gaza is not equipped to handle such cases of downpours.

So far there was no reports of casualties but officials fear that casualties would occur if the rain continues.

The Palestinian Civil Defense teams reported that at least 115 homes were damaged by the floods.

The most affected areas are Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, Sheikh Radwan and Al Zeitoun neighborhoods in Gaza, in addition to Al Shaty' and Jabalia refugee camps.

Last year, five Palestinians were killed after the rain caused a collapse to a sewage pit in Gaza.