GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), A two-week-old baby boy died in the Gaza Strip yesterday as a result of prolonged exposure to low temperatures.
Gaza’s health ministry said on Tuesday that two-week-old Mohamed Abul-Khair died from hypothermia.
The infant was admitted to hospital two days ago and died yesterday, according to the ministry.
Earlier, the director general of the ministry of health, Munir al-Bursh, warned that children, elderly people, and patients risk dying due to the drop in temperatures inside rain-soaked tents sheltering displaced families.
Bursh said the humidity and rainwater inside tents create an environment conducive to the spread of respiratory diseases among the displaced, while patients are unable to obtain any medical care.
Meanwhile, a Palestinian has been killed and several others sustained injuries after part of a residential building collapsed in Gaza City amid heavy rainfall, according to Gaza’s civil defense service.
Civil defense teams said they recovered the body of a Palestinian from the rubble of a house that partially collapsed in the Shati refugee camp. Several wounded people were also rescued from the scene.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu News that thousands of tents sheltering displaced people were flooded or blown away by strong winds that have battered Gaza since Monday evening, worsening conditions for families already living in precarious circumstances.
Gaza’s infrastructure has been severely weakened after months of Israeli attacks, leaving many buildings vulnerable to collapse during extreme weather.
