At least three people died and many more were missing after sewage and mud flooded a northern Gaza Strip village Tuesday, officials said.The village, Umm Naser, was flooded when the earth wall of a large cesspool sewage pool collapsed. A 70-year-old woman, a 4-year-old boy, and another man died in the sudden flood, and another 25 people were injured, according to Dr. Muawiya Hassanin of the Palestinian Health Ministry.
At least 25 houses were completely submerged in the sewage, and residents said more than 200 people were still missing in the village of 3,000.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear.
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