Flood of sewage forces displaced Gazans out of tents

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: Displaced Gazans had to use empty plastic bottles on Monday to try to remove sewage from their tents after a pipe...

Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories: Displaced Gazans had to use empty plastic bottles on Monday to try to remove sewage from their tents after a pipeline burst in the main southern city of Khan Yunis.

"All the tents were flooded with sewage water. This is no life," said Abdullah Barbakh, surrounded by bombed out buildings in the Palestinian city which has been devastated by months of war.

"I implore all Arab countries and the entire world to see what is happening to us. We're living in the middle of sewage."

Residents removed sodden carpets from their tents as they began the long process of getting rid of the dirty water, while children waded through a river of sewage that cut through a main road.

The spill has made it almost impossible to live in the city, where piles of debris and massive concrete slabs from bombed-out buildings line the streets, residents said.