Thousands Evacuated from Flooded Gaza Homes
An official said Saturday that Gaza's rescue service has evacuated more than 4,000 people from homes flooded after four days of heavy rain across the territory.
The downpour continued Saturday. It's part of a storm that covered Jerusalem and some of the West Bank with thick snow.
In Gaza, some of those trapped by rising waters were evacuated by fishing boats.
A local TV station showed a rescuer standing on the shoulders of another man in a boat as they tried to reach people in a third-floor apartment.
Mohammed al-Madaina of the Gaza rescue service said efforts were hampered by lack of fuel and power, a result of a tightened Egyptian border closure.
Israel and Egypt have restricted access to Gaza since the Islamic militant Hamas seized the territory in 2007.
Source: Associated Press
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