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Civil defense: 105 people treated during Gaza floods
Published Wednesday 09/01/2013 (updated) 10/01/2013 14:05
A member of Palestinian civil defense evacuates children through a
flooded street caused by heavy rain in Rafah in southern Gaza,
Jan. 9, 2013. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Over a hundred people needed medical treatment in southern Gaza on Wednesday due to severe weather conditions, the rescue service said.
Emergency services treated 100 people on site during flooding near Rafah, and five people have been hospitalized, Muhammad Mathana, spokesman of Gaza's Civil Defense service, told Ma'an.
The crews have also extracted 17 cars stuck in floods, and removed 25 felled trees, he said.
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