GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Gaza’s civil defense service stated that the displaced families in the war-torn coastal enclave have faced new living difficulties as a result of the cold and rainy weather, and announced that about 1,542 tents in displacement camps have been submerged in rainwater for nearly half a meter and cannot be used.
In a statement on Tuesday, the civil defense said that its rescue teams checked hundreds of tents that were under more than 30 centimeters of water and found that many of the displaced people were shivering with cold as their clothes and all their belongings got wet.
The displaced families in the affected areas, especially in Deir al-Balah, Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza City, spent a harsh night after their tents were swallowed by rainwater or blown away by strong winds.
In a related context, UNRWA said on Tuesday that heavy rain in Gaza caused extensive damage and flooded over 100 tents in Khan Yunis, south of the enclave.
“Around 500 families still live along the Gaza shoreline. Displaced people, already living through the unlivable due to the war, are now battling heavy rainstorms,” UNRWA added in a statement.
UNRWA called for providing Gaza with more and regular humanitarian assistance to help its displaced people stay warm this winter.
