First Winter Storm Floods 70,000 Tents in Gaza
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.
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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 Ministry of Social Development warned of a worsening humanitarian situation after rainwater flooded thousands of tents and temporary shelters, endangering displaced families.
A sand and rock embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killing six, including four children and a woman, as heavy rain floods camps across the Strip.
Heavy rain over 12 hours floods at least 70,000 tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza, with preliminary damage estimated at $3 million, the Government Media Office says.
Gaza's Government Media Office says 70,000 tents sheltering displaced people were flooded within 12 hours of the first weather depression, with direct losses estimated at about $3 million.
Large numbers of displacement tents across the Gaza Strip were flooded by heavy rain on Friday evening, worsening the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in tents.