A Palestinian man checks dead sheep in a flooded area in the central Gaza Strip following heavy rains on January 19, 2010. The rising waters flooded some 40 homes in Wadi Gaza, a farming area south of Gaza City mostly inhabited by Bedouins.
Recently it's been reported that this flood in Gaza was inundated by a "NATURAL disaster." But it was reported earlier that the flooding was the result of Israel opening the flood gates of one of it's dams in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip. Take a look at the earlier report: Was this flood caused by a "natural disaster" or was it intentionally caused?
The Israeli authorities opened the dam's floodgates without any prior warning or coordination with local authorities in Gaza, stunning the residents of the area, the Press TV correspondent in Gaza reported late on Monday.
There has been heavy rain in the region over the past 24 hours. It seems the Israeli authorities could not handle the huge amount of rainwater and decided to open the floodgates without prior warning.
Because Gaza is located in a low-lying area and the elevation decreases on the way to the Mediterranean Sea, water gushed into the area, flooding two Palestinian villages and displacing a hundred Gazan families.
The locals say Israel intentionally caused the floods, the Press TV correspondent said.
The waters from the dam, called the Valley of Gaza, flooded houses in Johr al-Deek village, which is southeast of Gaza City, and Nusirat in the eastern part of the territory, where the Al-Nusirat refugee camp is also located.
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Gaza flooded after Israel opens dam gates - (Jan 18, 2010)
Israel opens Dam, floods Gaza - (Jan 19, 2010)
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