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| Gaza floods force scores to flee | Gaza floods force scores to flee |
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| Flooding has forced more than 100 people from their homes and farms in Gaza after heavy rains hit the area. | Flooding has forced more than 100 people from their homes and farms in Gaza after heavy rains hit the area. |
| Security services worked through the night to evacuate families from the area of Wadi Gaza, south of Gaza city. | Security services worked through the night to evacuate families from the area of Wadi Gaza, south of Gaza city. |
| At least 12 people were injured in the flooding which destroyed scores of homes and inundated animal pens. | At least 12 people were injured in the flooding which destroyed scores of homes and inundated animal pens. |
| Hamas, in control of the Gaza Strip, said the flooding is a "humanitarian disaster", and declared a state of emergency in the area. | Hamas, in control of the Gaza Strip, said the flooding is a "humanitarian disaster", and declared a state of emergency in the area. |
| "The flooding of Wadi Gaza endangers the lives of citizens because there are built up homes, farmlands and livestock pens that are completely flooded," said Mohammed al-Agha, the minister of agriculture. | "The flooding of Wadi Gaza endangers the lives of citizens because there are built up homes, farmlands and livestock pens that are completely flooded," said Mohammed al-Agha, the minister of agriculture. |
| The flooding cut off roads and washed away a bridge linking Gaza city to the south of the territory. | The flooding cut off roads and washed away a bridge linking Gaza city to the south of the territory. |
| Flood waters reached three metres (9ft) in some places. | Flood waters reached three metres (9ft) in some places. |
| On Monday seven people were killed in the region when heavy rains caused the worst flash floods seen in a decade. | On Monday seven people were killed in the region when heavy rains caused the worst flash floods seen in a decade. |
| Two cars were swept off roads in Israel, killing two people. | Two cars were swept off roads in Israel, killing two people. |
| A British tourist was killed when the Nile river boat he and his wife were travelling on capsized. | A British tourist was killed when the Nile river boat he and his wife were travelling on capsized. |
| In Egypt four others were killed in the Sinai desert and port towns to the north and south of the desert. | In Egypt four others were killed in the Sinai desert and port towns to the north and south of the desert. |