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occupied Palestinian territory: Floods - Feb 2012

Disaster description

Large parts of the occupied Palestinian territories were hit by exceptionally heavy storms from 28 Feb onward, which caused major damage to houses located in the districts of Gaza, Hebron, Jenin, Salfit, Ramallah and the Jerusalem area beyond the separation wall. More than 300 families were evacuated due to flooding. (IFRC, 12 Mar 2012)

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