05/12/2010
GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Palestinian worshipers held prayers for rain Sunday in Gaza City, in an event attended by local government figures.
Palestine and other countries in the Middle East are on the verge of drought as a result of high temperatures and lack of winter during the winter, when rainfall is usually expected.
Meteorologists say this year is the first in over 15 years that no rain fell for the entire month of November.
Dry conditions have been blamed for a fire in northern Israel that began Thursday and killed at least 40 people by Sunday. Small fires have spread in other areas including briefly in central Bethlehem.
Source: Ma'an News Agency.
Link: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=338946.
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