"Winter rain has lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding displacement camps with ankle-deep water as Palestinians struggled to stay dry in flimsy, worn-out tents. These Palestinians have been displaced after more than two years of Israel's genocidal war, which has destroyed much of the besieged enclave. In Khan Younis, soaked blankets and swamped clay cooking ovens added to the misery. Children in flip-flops navigated through puddles while adults desperately used shovels and tin cans to remove water from tents."
"Puddles formed, and there was a bad smell, said Majdoleen Tarabein, displaced from Rafah in southern Gaza. The tent flew away. We don't know what to do or where to go. She and her family attempted to wring sodden blankets dry by hand. When we woke up in the morning, we found that the water had entered the tent, said Eman Abu Riziq, also displaced in Khan Younis. These are the mattresses. They are all completely soaked."
Heavy winter rains inundated Gaza displacement camps, leaving ankle-deep water inside flimsy, worn-out tents and swamping clay cooking ovens. Displaced families, uprooted after more than two years of Israeli bombardment, struggled to salvage sodden mattresses, blankets and belongings. Children navigated puddles in flip-flops while adults used shovels and tin cans to clear water or wring wet bedding by hand. Collapsing shelters and warnings about damaged buildings limited safe options, while aid shortages left many without adequate mattresses and covers. At least 15 people, including three babies, died from hypothermia this month amid the worsening conditions.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]