Everything tagged Civil Defence.
An Israeli strike targeted the al-Yassin building inside Nasser Medical Complex west of Khan Younis at dawn on Thursday, killing six people including a doctor, injuring more than 20 and causing heavy damage to several departments.
A storm flooded some 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza within 30 hours, with preliminary losses estimated at $3 million and warnings of harsher disasters to come.
Gaza's Civil Defence says five people, most of them children, were recovered after a sandbank collapsed on tents sheltering displaced families in Deir al-Balah, with search efforts ongoing for missing people.
Gaza Municipality's emergency committee says its crews handled 335 reports and distress calls on 6 and 7 November after a storm brought about 60 mm of rain and caused building collapses.
The collapse of Al-Saada building has exposed the danger posed by thousands of damaged structures in Gaza, threatening residents and displaced people as calls mount for rescue equipment and shelter alternatives before winter.
