Gaza's lone power station rumbled to life on Sunday for the first time in more than seven weeks after receiving a long-awaited delivery of diesel, the electricity company said.

The Hamas-ruled enclave has struggled with massive flooding caused by winter downpours that began Wednesday, when a huge storm struck the Middle East, pummelling Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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