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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Nidal al-Mughrabi

Palestinians strive to stop Gaza shore erosion with concrete and rubble

A general view of Beach refugee camp showing the erosion of the shore and new vertical wave breakers placed inside the sea in Gaza City July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

(This July 27 story corrects paragraph 7 to show a quarter of Gaza population lives in refugee camps)

GAZA (Reuters) - Authorities in Gaza have ordered giant concrete blocks to be dropped along the shoreline as increasingly heavy seas eat into beaches that provide residents of the densely populated strip with a rare public space for relaxation.

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