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The flood of sewage devastated the Bedouin village of Umm Nasser, destroying shacks and flooding streets in the built-up area, Umm Nasser, Gaza, 7 April 2007. An earth embankment around a cesspool suddenly collapsed Tuesday, spewing a river of sewage and
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