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By Sheldon C. Good Dec. 20, 2013 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – A week after torrential, cold rain battered the Gaza Strip, people in the al Nafaq Street area of eastern Gaza City are still struggling to clean…
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As the Middle East faces some of the worst winter storms in decades, the world’s attention has been on the plight of Syrian refugees – but they are not alone in their suffering. Over 5,000 families were…
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Highlights A winter storm, characterized by heavy rains, strong winds, low temperatures and snowfall hit the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) on 11 December. The storm is exacerbating the already poor humanitarian situation for large segments of the Palestinian…
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West Bank and Gaza, December 16, 2013 Mercy Corps launched an emergency response over the weekend to help victims of flooding and severe winter weather in Gaza. A state of emergency has been declared and approximately 10,000 people…
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In a painful scene, hundreds of families in Gaza stand in lines waiting for their turn to get a ride in rescue boats back to the flooded homes they were forced to evacuate. Alaae El Jadbaa and…
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Summary: The announced heavy rain fall and snow storms hit the West Bank and Gaza on 10 December 2013 and are still affecting the Palestinian population in West Bank and Palestine. The heavy rain and snow has…
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69/2013 Approximately 3,000 houses in the Gaza Strip have been evacuated due to severe floods caused by torrential rain. The unusually harsh winter storm, called Alexa, has covered the occupied Palestinian territory causing disruption across the region…
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Highlights Although the winter storm, characterized by heavy rains, strong winds, low temperatures and snowfall has passed, communities throughout the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) continue to experience its impact. The storm and its aftermath is exacerbating the already…
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Source: Reuters - Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:21 PM U.N. workers help evacuate stranded Palestinians Snowfall paralyses parts of the West Bank and Jerusalem Israel opens main crossing with Gaza (Updates with evacuation toll tops 5,000 wraps in West Bank,…
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Limited agricultural export from Gaza to Europe begins – 35 trucks in November and December (up to the 9th) • The WHO warns against further deterioration in Gaza • Israel allows miniscule quantities of construction materials…
