US EditionFloods Swamp Homeless Palestinians' Tents in Gaza as Winter Looms
Flooding damaged thousands of tents housing 1.5 million displaced Palestinians and forced a field hospital to suspend operations amid restricted aid deliveries, officials said.
- On Tuesday, heavy rain flooded the Gaza Strip, swamping the tents of thousands of displaced Palestinians.
- Years of conflict left the large majority of Gaza's 2 million people displaced in a two-year ground and air war, and Amjad Al-Shawa, head of the Palestinian NGOs Network, said at least 300,000 new tents are urgently needed for roughly 1.5 million displaced people.
- Rising waters of 40 to 50 centimeters flooded some areas, washing some tents away and causing a field hospital to suspend operations, medics and witnesses said.
- The United Nations said on Monday truck entries were limited by Israeli curbs on aid groups, while aid agencies say Israel blocks essential items, Israel claims compliance, and Hamas denies stealing aid.
- Um Ahmed Aowdah said `This suffering, this rain- and the low-pressure weather systems haven't even started yet. It's only the beginning of winter, and we're already flooded and humiliated`, while displaced families report two-year-old tarps and tents.
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Floods swamp homeless Palestinians' tents in Gaza as winter looms
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Heavy rain caused flooding in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, swamping the tents of thousands of homeless Palestinians facing the prospect of harsh winter storms without sturdy shelter. The large majority of Gaza's 2 million people were forced from their homes during Israel's two-year ground and air war in the small, crowded enclave triggered by Hamas' October 2023 attack, with many now living in tents and other basic shelters.
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