US EditionGaza: Heavy Rains Flood the Tents of Displaced People
UN warns Storm Byron intensifies humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with displaced Palestinians facing flooding and limited aid amid ongoing conflict.
- On Wednesday, heavy rainfall from Storm Byron submerged thousands of tents across the besieged Gaza Strip, worsening conditions for displaced Palestinians, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees reported.
- On Tuesday, the Gaza Government Media Office warned a polar low-pressure system would affect the enclave from Wednesday until Friday evening, while Israel blocks large shelter deliveries and aid remains insufficient for 2.4 million residents.
- Most municipal wastewater networks are destroyed, raising disease risks as floodwater mixes with raw sewage, while medical waste and rubbish accumulate and Gaza needs about 300,000 tents and prefabricated housing units.
- Families displaced in Gaza face waterlogged tents as Storm Byron continues, leaving hundreds of thousands without shelter, and UN agency warned `Cold, overcrowded, and unsanitary environments heighten the risk of illness and infection`.
- Policy and security moves raise risks for aid operations as Reuters reported US officials discussed potential "terror"-related sanctions on UNRWA and an Israeli tank fired toward UN personnel in southern Lebanon.
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The rains soaked the tent camps in Gaza and the falling temperatures cooled the Palestinians who were sheltering inside on Thursday, as a winter storm descended over the territory.The scene showed how two months of ceasefire failed to address the growing humanitarian crisis.The children's sandals disappeared under the brown water that flooded the camps.The trucks moved slowly to avoid sending mud waves to the tents. Garbage piles and sewage fell…
Gaza: Heavy rains flood the tents of displaced people
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza have faced severe flooding in recent days, with heavy rain, strong winds and flash floods expected to continue. Meanwhile, Israel is still heavily restricting humanitarian aid, including shelter supplies, in violation of the US-brokered ceasefire agreed more than two months ago.
Gaza faces new crisis as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, flooding
Families already displaced by Israel’s genocidal war are now stranded in waterlogged tents as Storm Byron continues to pound Gaza, the Palestinian Civil Defence said on Thursday. In its latest update, the Civil Defence reported heavy rainfall across the southern Gaza Strip. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that streets had flooded and large numbers of tents were soaked, further worsening the extreme conditions faced by di…
Part of the Gaza Strip has been hit by severe weather over the past day. According to Palestinian reports, many refugee tents in the largely destroyed area have been flooded. Footage shows residents walking through the mud, trying to dry their tents with pans or buckets. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, several tents have collapsed. Mattresses and blankets have also been left wet and unusable by the flooding. Many people have been for…
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