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Heavy rains leave tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza: local authorities

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Hundreds of displaced families have been seen fleeing camps across Gaza after they were inundated by rainwater — Omar AL-QATTAA
Hundreds of displaced families have been seen fleeing camps across Gaza after they were inundated by rainwater — Omar AL-QATTAA · Al-Monitor

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Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter. In a statement,…

Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter.

In a statement, the Hamas-run government media office said that about "70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day" of rains.

It also noted the "collapse of dozens of cracked walls and roofs, which caused injuries", some critical, in various areas of the tiny territory.

Since early Saturday, hundreds of displaced families have been seen fleeing camps in parts of Gaza City and in the central and northern areas of the Strip after they were inundated by rainwater.

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