Cesspit Collapse In Gaza Floods Village, Drowns Four - BBC

[hatrack]

Can you even freaking imagine???

At least four people have been killed after a sewage treatment pool collapsed and flooded a village in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said. The earth wall gave way in the village of Umm al-Naser in northern Gaza, submerging at least 25 houses.

About 25 people ae reported hurt but scores more are unaccounted for. The village has a population of 3,000. Residents said the flood was like a "tsunami" and Interior Minister Hani al-Qawasmeh has rushed to the scene. Angry residents crowded around Mr Qawasmeh when he came to inspect the damage. Reports say shots were fired, forcing the minister and his entourage to flee the village, although it is unclear where the gunfire came from.

Israeli offer

Health ministry officials said the dead included a four-year-old boy and a 70-year-old woman.

Militants from the Hamas group and rescuers were helping to find those thought buried in the sewage. The Israeli army said it would also help - although it is not yet known whether Palestinian officials accepted the offer.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6498835.stm

[BayCityProgressive]

1. UGH

HOW DISGUSTING!

[Tom Joad]

2. Israeli bombs destroyed a power plant last summer, that also caused problems with

sewage treatment and inability to pump fresh water to highrise apartments.

They don't need this.

[uppityperson]

3. link to pictures. Ewww.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6500079.stm