Heavy rains have flooded refugee tents in Gaza City, while strong winds destroyed hundreds more, as the ongoing weather system continues to batter the region amid limited resources and a lack of protection from cold and rain.
اضافة اعلان
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened as the area experiences a severe weather system with heavy rainfall and strong winds. With no adequate shelter or relief resources, displaced families were forced to spend Saturday night—as with previous storms—exposed to freezing temperatures and winds that tore apart the few remaining worn-out tents, leaving them unable to provide protection.
Thousands of displaced individuals face harsh conditions in flimsy nylon and fabric tents that offer minimal protection from rain and storms. Most reside in streets, playgrounds, public squares, and schools, without any means to shield themselves from the cold and harsh weather.
The lack of fuel compounds the crisis, leaving families unable to heat their shelters during the cold nights, which has negatively affected children, with several fatalities reported.
Tents belonging to thousands of families in the Khan Yunis governorate and along the coastal strip were flooded or damaged due to strong winds and rising sea levels.
Medical sources told Al-Mamlaka that a Palestinian woman was killed when a partially collapsed building wall fell on her tent in the Al-Mina area of the Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City.
This is the third severe weather system to hit the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the current winter season. The two previous systems resulted in the deaths of 17 Palestinians, including four children, and caused the collapse of homes already damaged by earlier airstrikes, as well as the flooding or destruction of tens of thousands of refugee tents.
