Cand palestinienii investesc in rachete Qassam, nu-i de mirare ca se ineaca in propriile lor excremente. Bineintzeles, un ministru palestinian a gasit imediat vinovatul: statul Israel. Se pare insa ca satenii nu cumpara povestea: unul din ministrii palestinieni veniti la fatza locului a fost salvat de bodyguarzi lui de mania satenilor care au inceput sa traga in el .
In urma cu 3 ani o comisie ONU a avertizat ca satul sta pe o adevarat mina si ca se poate produce un dezastru.
At least six people killed, thousands evacuated after sewage, mud flood northern Strip Bedouin village of Umm Naser. Defense Minister Peretz instructs IDF to provide assistance to Palestinians
by Ali Waked and AP , ynet, 27/03/2007
At least six people died and many more were missing after sewage and mud flooded a northern Gaza Strip village Tuesday morning, officials said.
The hospital in Beit Lahiya reported that an elderly woman, a 1-year-old baby, a 3-year-old child and a 15-year-old girl were among the casualties. Some 15 people were injured.
The Bedouin village, Umm Naser, was flooded when the earth wall of a large cesspool sewage pool collapsed. Palestinians reported that 70 percent of the houses were completely submerged in the sewage, and residents said more than 200 people were still missing in the village of 3,000.
The hospital in Beit Lahiya reported that an elderly woman, a 1-year-old baby, a 3-year-old child and a 15-year-old girl were among the casualties. Some 15 people were injured.
The Bedouin village, Umm Naser, was flooded when the earth wall of a large cesspool sewage pool collapsed. Palestinians reported that 70 percent of the houses were completely submerged in the sewage, and residents said more than 200 people were still missing in the village of 3,000.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz instructed the IDF to provide assistance to the Palestinians through the coordination mechanism in territories. Peretz ordered the army to prepare for a possibility of evacuating the injured to Israeli hospitals.
A senior army officer, however, told Ynet that the Palestinians had no asked for Israeli assistance in the evacuation of the injured or in the delivery of medications and medical equipment.
Ziad Abu Farieh, the village council head, described the scene of the incident as "our own tsunami."
PA minister blames Israel
Abu Issam, a city council member, told Ynet that "this is a terrible disaster that caused the collapse of the systems in the entire village. We call on all institutions and organizations in the Palestinians Authority and outside the Palestinian Authority to provide us with urgent assistance. Hundreds of people will find themselves without a roof over their heads by the end of the day."
Rescue crews and gunmen from Hamas rushed to the area to search for people feared buried. Most of the village's residents fled or were evacuated. A number of angry Palestinians attacked the rescue crews, as well as a convoy of Palestinian Interior Minister Hani Al Qawasmi.
Abu Issam, a city council member, told Ynet that "this is a terrible disaster that caused the collapse of the systems in the entire village. We call on all institutions and organizations in the Palestinians Authority and outside the Palestinian Authority to provide us with urgent assistance. Hundreds of people will find themselves without a roof over their heads by the end of the day."
Rescue crews and gunmen from Hamas rushed to the area to search for people feared buried. Most of the village's residents fled or were evacuated. A number of angry Palestinians attacked the rescue crews, as well as a convoy of Palestinian Interior Minister Hani Al Qawasmi.
Palestinian Environment Minister, Dr Yousef Safia, blamed Israel for the flooding.
According to Safia, Sweden and the EU have provided the Palestinian Authority with the funds necessary to construct a modernized sewage system which will divert its contents to the ocean. However, Safia claimed that Israel had threatened to bomb construction workers and the sewage pipes should the project begin.
Muhammad Dahlan, member of the Palestinian legislative Council, said that the Bedouin village should be declared a disaster area.
"The causes of this incident are the Israeli occupation, the security situation and the disregard and the indifference of the responsible bodies."
According to Safia, Sweden and the EU have provided the Palestinian Authority with the funds necessary to construct a modernized sewage system which will divert its contents to the ocean. However, Safia claimed that Israel had threatened to bomb construction workers and the sewage pipes should the project begin.
Muhammad Dahlan, member of the Palestinian legislative Council, said that the Bedouin village should be declared a disaster area.
"The causes of this incident are the Israeli occupation, the security situation and the disregard and the indifference of the responsible bodies."
The Palestinian Authority and international aid groups, particularly from the European Union, were preparing to build a camp in the area in order to provide shelter for the residents whose houses were destroyed
Amina Afif, 65, said her shack in the village had been destroyed.
"We lost everything, everything was covered by the flood. It's a disaster," Afif said.
Amina Afif, 65, said her shack in the village had been destroyed.
"We lost everything, everything was covered by the flood. It's a disaster," Afif said.
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citesc ce zice presa internationala despre aceasta tragedie pe care dupa cum zice o vorba veche (potrivita aici) "nu o doresti nici dusmanului tau", ...
si observ ca doar in Jerusalem Post se mentioneaza promptitudinea ajutorului oferit de Israel, restul ziarelor sar in mod atletic peste acest "amanunt":
"Israel's Mekorot Water Company offered to give humanitarian assistance to the village at the instruction of Infrastructures Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer by helping pump the sewage using a 700-meter hose and other equipment, as of Wednesday morning.
The Palestinians planned to use the hose to move sewage temporarily to prevent a further disaster to an open area which was a former settlement in the north of the Gaza Strip close to the village.
The assistance came after an appeal by Palestinian Water Authority Director-General Fadel Kawash.
Earlier, Defense Minister Amir Peretz offered the Gaza Liaison Administration any assistance necessary.
Sources at the administration said that they had been in touch with their Palestinian counterparts and offered medical aid, as well as the raw materials needed to fix the wastewater wall that caved in.
On Wednesday, Israel representatives of the Palestinian Water Authority and World Bank are to meet at the Erez Crossing to consider further options."
Tot in acelasi articol se explica ca unitatea care a colapsat, este constructia inceputa de palestinieni in urma cu 2 ani, ... insa se pare (zic eu) ca ei au avut alte prioritati in zona aceea, iar jolt-urile rachetelor Qassam lansate inspre Israel, nu prea au ajutat la soliditatea constructiei:
"Dr Yousef Abu Safia, chairman of the Palestinian Environment Authority, called the situation "a disaster."
Abu Safia told the Post that the original facility had been built by Israel in the 1980s, was meant to service about 50,000 people and was not capable of handling the current population of some 250,000 dependant on the system....
Abu Safia explained that the lagoon which collapsed was a smaller one built to ease the workload of the larger pool.
He said there were plans to change the infrastructure in the area, and construction began two years ago with foreign aid, but several more years and more money were needed."
new Orleans
Azi au tras 7 rachete Qassam,
Armata i-a bubuit si a reusit sa raneasca 4 palestinieni care tocmai lansasera o racheta.
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