Flooding hits 70,000 tents, worsening Gaza’s shelter crisis
According to the Gaza government’s Media Office, 70,000 tents were flooded in 12 hours. The Palestinian leadership has urgently appealed to the UN for safe shelter and access for aid.
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Heavy rainfall in Gaza has affected temporary shelters housing displaced Palestinians. According to a statement by the Gaza government’s Media Office, 70,000 tents were flooded within 12 hours. The Palestinian leadership called on international organisations to act urgently to provide safe shelter and meet basic needs.
The Media Office said that dozens of walls had collapsed because of the rainfall and that many people had been injured in various areas, some of them seriously. The statement also warned that adverse weather had increased the risk of collapse in dozens of buildings damaged in attacks and at risk of falling down.
Call for shelter and access for aid
The Palestinian Presidency called on the United Nations Security Council to take urgent measures. The statement said the priorities were to ensure the safety of Gaza’s population, meet their basic needs and end the humanitarian crisis. It stressed that people whose tents had been flooded were left without safe shelter or heating.
The Presidency called for international pressure on Israel to open all border crossings to humanitarian aid and for international protection to be provided to Palestinians. The statement argued that attacks and restrictions on aid deliveries were worsening the crisis.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also called on the UN, international aid organisations and civil society groups to mount a coordinated response. The ministry said damage to sewage and stormwater drainage networks had increased the risks, and called for temporary shelter units to be allowed into Gaza.
Request for winter supplies and basic necessities
The Refugee Affairs Department, which is affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization, called for safe shelters to be established and for tents, plastic sheeting, blankets, winter clothing and heating equipment to be provided. The department called for increased supplies of food, drinking water, medicines and medical equipment, particularly to protect children, women, older people and patients.
Sources
- Anadolu Ajansı Dünya — Filistin yönetimi, BM'den Gazze'deki insani felaketi durdurmasını istedi
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