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Gaza rescuers search rubble of home that collapsed due to storm
A Palestinian Civil Defence member participates in search and rescue operations in a house that collapsed amid heavy rains in Beit Lahyia, in northern Gaza, December 12
Storm Byron has brought heavy rainfall and fierce winds to Gaza
Nearly 795,000 Palestinians in Gaza at heightened risk from storm: UN
The UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that continued rainfall in Gaza is worsening conditions for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who are already living in dire conditions in flooded displacement camps.
IOM said the shelter items it dispatched “cannot withstand flooding”.
“Many displacement sites sit on low, debris-filled land with inadequate drainage and waste management, leaving families at heightened risk of disease outbreaks and other public health hazards as the flooding spreads,” the agency said.
IOM Director General Amy Pope also said unimpeded deliveries of shelter supplies and other aid are necessary to respond to the crisis.
“People in Gaza have lived through loss and fear for far too long,” Pope said in a statement.
“Now, after this storm made landfall yesterday, families are trying to protect their children with whatever they have. They deserve more than this uncertainty. They deserve safety. Immediate and unhindered access is essential so tools and supplies can reach those who are doing everything they can to hold their lives together in these extremely difficult conditions.”
Palestinians cross a flooded street following heavy rain in Khan Younis, southern Gaza
