In the wake of a recent severe winter storm in the region, Israeli authorities opened the floodgates to discharge the accumulated water, Palestinian officials say. Residents of eastern Gaza reported injuries as well as deaths of livestock and poultry, caused by the Israeli action which allegedly came without prior notification, Gaza’s Civil Defense Directorate (CDD) said Sunday. Photos of the Gaza Strip flood have appeared in social networks.
Gaza boys rescue cat from flooded area after #Israel opened water dams without prior warning #Palestine pic.twitter.com/EBRsyiEVLs
— Yousef M. Aljamal (@YousefAljamal) February 22, 2015
#Israel open water dams at #Gaza borders causing huge floods and making dozens of families homeless #GazaFloods pic.twitter.com/Ok2bQOHNiG
— Yousef M. Aljamal (@YousefAljamal) February 22, 2015
Breaking #Gaza :
After Israel opened the dam, Moghraqa is now drowning
water levels is up to three meters and a half pic.twitter.com/6aL6DkCHfT— DrBasel Abuwarda?? (@BaselAbuwarda) February 22, 2015
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