Palestinian refugees warm themselves by a fire outside their family house during cold weather in the north Gaza Strip, 27 January 2022. Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip use batteries, generators, or candles, to light their homes. Residents of Gaza, home to 1. 8 million people, experience some 16 electricity outages per day, according to reports. The Gaza power Generating Company plant usually operates only eight hours a day. EPA / MOHAMMED SABER
Palestinian refugees warm themselves by a fire outside their family house during cold weather in the north Gaza Strip, 27 January 2022. Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip use batteries, generators, or candles, to light their homes. Residents of Gaza, home to 1. 8 million people, experience some 16 electricity outages per day, according to reports. The Gaza power Generating Company plant usually operates only eight hours a day. EPA / MOHAMMED SABER
Freezing weather has hit the Palestinian territories. AP Photo
Freezing weather has hit the Palestinian territories. AP Photo
The brutal winter has left many struggling to survive. AP Photo
The brutal winter has left many struggling to survive. AP Photo
A street vendor covers himself with a blanket as he waits for customers in Jebaliya refugee camp. AP Photo
A street vendor covers himself with a blanket as he waits for customers in Jebaliya refugee camp. AP Photo
Palestinians wait to refill empty cooking gas canisters. EPA
Palestinians wait to refill empty cooking gas canisters. EPA
Palestinian youths stand by the shore in Gaza city, as clouds form overhead. AFP
Palestinian youths stand by the shore in Gaza city, as clouds form overhead. AFP
A horse stands in wet and windy weather. EPA
A horse stands in wet and windy weather. EPA
A Palestinian refugee girl, wrapped up in warm clothes, plays outside her family home in Beit Lahiya. EPA
A Palestinian refugee girl, wrapped up in warm clothes, plays outside her family home in Beit Lahiya. EPA
A Palestinian women stands in the doorway of her house in a slum in Gaza city. AP Photo
A Palestinian women stands in the doorway of her house in a slum in Gaza city. AP Photo
A man walks towards the Khaledi Mosque, as the sea batters the shore. AFP
A man walks towards the Khaledi Mosque, as the sea batters the shore. AFP

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Gaza residents struggle to keep warm in cold weather – in pictures

People queue to refill empty cooking gas canisters, as brutal storm causes power outages

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January 28, 2022

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COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Kumulus Water
 
Started: 2021
 
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
 
Based: Tunisia 
 
Sector: Water technology 
 
Number of staff: 22 
 
Investment raised: $4 million 
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The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo

Power: 247hp at 6,500rpm

Torque: 370Nm from 1,500-3,500rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 7.8L/100km

Price: from Dh94,900

On sale: now

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Graduated from the American University of Sharjah

She is the eldest of three brothers and two sisters

Has helped solve 15 cases of electric shocks

Enjoys travelling, reading and horse riding

 

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