US EditionFirst strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters
Winter's first heavy rainfall flooded hundreds of tents in Gaza's Muwasi camp, exposing thousands of displaced Palestinians to harsh weather and worsening health risks, UN said.
- Heavy rainfall flooded makeshift shelters in Gaza, severely impacting displaced families, as reported by United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
- Dujarric warned that the flooding had a harsh impact on people across Gaza and raised health concerns.
- Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's civil defense agency, stated that they received hundreds of appeals from affected citizens on Friday, noting that thousands of tents have been overwhelmed by rainwater.
- Many displaced Gazans are struggling with inadequate shelters amid worsening weather conditions, as a winter storm approaches, emphasizing the inadequacy of shelters due to restrictions on humanitarian aid.
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First major rains pummel Gaza and flood tents of displaced Palestinians
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A large refugee camp in the Gaza Strip has been partially flooded after heavy rainfall. Tents and streets are submerged, and belongings are soaked. Strong winds are also blowing down tents made of tarps and canvas. Around 425,000 displaced Palestinians live in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp, near the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, often in makeshift tents. "The flooding in Gaza is further devastating people who already have almost nothing," a…
In the Middle East, almost all of the rains are concentrated in late autumn and early winter and heavy rainfall is now falling on the Gaza Strip devastated by more than two years of war. While 92% of residential buildings are destroyed, Palestinians are sheltered in tents that take water from all sides.
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( IMEMC ) – UNRWA currently has thousands of tents and blankets outside the crossings into Gaza, enough for about one million people. Gaza residents are experiencing severe suffering due to the rains and the occupation’s intransigence in bringing in aid. The media advisor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Adnan Abu Hasna, said that the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip is subject to severe restrictions …
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