Gaza – Safa
The low-pressure system that hit the Gaza Strip throughout the night and early Thursday morning exacerbated the suffering of thousands of displaced families in various areas of the Gaza Strip, due to the continuous rainfall throughout the night.
Two citizens were injured this morning when a wall collapsed onto tents in Al-Wahda Street in Gaza City.
The low pressure system continues to affect the region, with the Meteorological Department predicting that it will continue on Thursday, with a noticeable drop in temperatures, generally cloudy and cold to very cold weather, and showers of rain falling on most areas, which will be heavy and accompanied by thunderstorms and hail at times.
She confirmed that the winds will be southwesterly to northwesterly, moderate to brisk, with occasional strong gusts reaching speeds of up to 60 km/h, and the sea will be rough.
Heavy rains and strong winds caused hundreds of tents to flood and others to be destroyed.
Eyewitnesses reported that water leaked into temporary shelters and cloth and plastic tents that lacked the most basic protection from the elements, forcing the displaced people to spend the night trying to drain the water and protect their few belongings and remaining blankets and clothes from damage.
Displaced families in the sector, especially children and the elderly, are facing harsh health and environmental conditions as a result of the bitter cold and the accumulation of mud and stagnant water around the tent encampments, amid a severe shortage of heating equipment, winter clothing, and plastic tarpaulins to prevent rainwater from seeping in.
The Civil Defense warned of the dangers of the storm to the displaced, and appealed for the urgent provision of shelter supplies and waterproof and windproof tents to reduce the repercussions of the storms that have increased the complexities of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the sector.#Rainy low pressure system
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