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<a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=465147" target="_blank"><strong>MAAN NEWS AGENCY MARCH 4 2012</strong></a></p>
<p>GAZA CITY (Ma&#8217;an) &#8212; Civil defense crews in the Gaza Strip said Sunday that dozens of homes in the Gaza Valley area are at risk of flooding due to heavy rainfall.</p>
<p>Yusuf al-Zahar, director general of the Civil Defense, told Ma&#8217;an that water levels have reached nearly two meters and they have been creating earth-mounds to protect houses from flooding. </p>
<p>Extra equipment will be brought in to drain water and protect homes, al-Zahar added. </p>
<p>The Gaza Valley is located in the central Gaza Strip and is home to wetlands and a diverse coastal ecosystem</p>
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