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November 15, 2023

"We Will Drown": Displaced Gazans in Refugee Tents Face Heavy Rain
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At least 1.7 million of Gaza's 2.3 million inhabitants have been
displaced. Many of them are now facing heavy rains as fears mount that
flooding could overwhelm the sewage system. This is a displaced
Palestinian.

Fayeza Srour: "Winter is a nightmare. The situation we're facing right
now will be a nightmare. In the past, I used to wish for winter to
arrive and for the rain to fall, for the trees start to bloom and grow
so that we can harvest, when everything looks very beautiful. But right
now I pray every day for it not to rain. We are living in tents, nothing
that protects us. When the rain falls, we will drown."

While the rain brought misery to now-homeless Gazans, some also welcomed
the downpours for finally providing drinkable water.


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