Thousands Of Tents Flooded In Gaza Due To Heavy Rains

GAZA, Dec 31 (Bernama-WAFA) -- Hundreds of tents in displacement camps in different areas of the Gaza Strip were flooded last night and early Tuesday morning due to heavy rains, which exacerbated the suffering of families living in tragic conditions in light of the continued Israeli occupation shelling, the Palestine News and Info Agency (WAFA) reported.

The displaced reported that their tents were blown away by the strong winds that swept the Strip over the past two days, forcing them to face the bitter cold without any protection.

The displaced, especially in the areas of Deir al-Balah and Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, spent a harsh night inside their tents, which were swallowed by rainwater and blown away by the winds.

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This cold weather comes at a time when medical sources announced the death of an infant in the Gaza Strip due to the cold weather and low temperatures, the seventh person to die due to the cold and lack of heating in less than a week.

Rescue crews received hundreds of distress calls from the displaced to rescue them and their children, whose tents and destroyed homes were flooded by rainwater.

They indicated that they could only evacuate the displaced from their damaged shelters to other places that are mostly unsuitable for shelter, and they remain in the open under the rain and bitter cold.

The catastrophic humanitarian conditions have forced about 2 million displaced people since October 7, 2023, to live in dilapidated tents that lack the minimum requirements for a decent life and do not protect against the cold of winter after the Israeli occupation forces destroyed their homes.

-- BERNAMA-WAFA