Five killed, including three children, as heavy rains triggered a landslide buries displaced families' tents in central Gaza
Gaza's Civil Defense announced Sunday that five people, including three children, were killed and several others injured when a sandy embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. The collapse was triggered by heavy rainfall that has flooded tens of thousands of tents across the Strip.
Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said the collapse occurred at a displacement shelter due to the storm battering Gaza. Rescue teams are continuing to search for missing people beneath the rubble.
Civil Defense warned displaced Palestinians against setting up tents or staying near sand embankments, particularly during rainfall, due to the danger they pose to their lives.
70,000 tents flooded
The incident comes amid worsening humanitarian conditions across the Strip, as heavy rainfall that began Saturday flooded large areas of displacement camps.
The Hamas-run Government Media Office in Gaza said around 70,000 tents housing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were flooded on the first day of the storm.
It also reported the collapse of dozens of damaged walls and roofs across the Strip, causing injuries, some of them serious.
Hundreds of families were seen leaving displacement camps in Gaza City and central and northern Gaza after rainwater inundated their tents, amid a severe shortage of shelters and protection from harsh weather conditions.
Gaza's Civil Defense announced Sunday that five people, including three children, were killed and several others injured when a sandy embankment collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. The collapse was triggered by heavy rainfall that has flooded tens of thousands of tents across the Strip.
Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said the collapse occurred at a displacement shelter due to the storm battering Gaza. Rescue teams are continuing to search for missing people beneath the rubble.
Civil Defense warned displaced Palestinians against setting up tents or staying near sand embankments, particularly during rainfall, due to the danger they pose to their lives.
70,000 tents flooded
The incident comes amid worsening humanitarian conditions across the Strip, as heavy rainfall that began Saturday flooded large areas of displacement camps.
The Hamas-run Government Media Office in Gaza said around 70,000 tents housing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were flooded on the first day of the storm.
It also reported the collapse of dozens of damaged walls and roofs across the Strip, causing injuries, some of them serious.
Hundreds of families were seen leaving displacement camps in Gaza City and central and northern Gaza after rainwater inundated their tents, amid a severe shortage of shelters and protection from harsh weather conditions.
