Heavy rainfall floods Gaza streets
STORY: Heavy rainfall floods Gaza streets
DATELINE: Nov. 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:47
LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of flooded streets in Gaza, Palestine
STORYLINE:
Heavy rainfall flooded streets in Gaza Strip, Palestine on Tuesday, damaging houses in areas with inadequate infrastructure.
The impoverished coastal enclave, home to more than 2.3 million people, was battered by heavy rain and thunder which have caused traffic congestion in many streets.
Local residents posted dozens of videos and photos documenting the floods on their accounts on Facebook, a social media platform, saying that the extreme weather has affected many, including children returning from school.
As the rainfall flooded and closed the streets, the residents and vehicles in the besieged enclave had to wade through the water.
"Civil defense crews carried out dozens of tasks since the start of the depression this morning, including pumping water from flooded houses and opening channels in roads and
- Product Code
- ILEA001055233
- Registered date
- 2022/11/09 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
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