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Deir al-Balah is a city in the center of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the administrative capital of the Deir al-Balah Governorate. It is located over 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) south of Gaza City. The city had a population of 75,132 in 2017. The city is known for its date palms, after which it is named.

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Image from France 24: Gaza: Heavy rain inundates thousands of tentsFrance 24

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Gaza tent flooding amid blockade

Heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents in Gaza in 12 hours, leaving many displaced without shelter as civil defence received 1,500 distress calls, three empty houses…

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