‘We are flooded’: Palestinians desperate as storm keeps hitting
Thousands of civilians continue to bear the brunt of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza after more than two years of genocidal war.
A displaced Palestinian man was desperate after his tent was ruined by the impact of heavy rainfall last night as harsh weather conditions continue to hit the besieged enclave.
“This is our reality, this is our life,” he shouted, pointing to his tent that was overwhelmed with water. “We are flooded… For God’s sake, where is humanity? Where is the [Arab] Ummah [nation]?” he asked. “We are drowned, submerged … what for? For God’s sake, what did we do to deserve this?”
Palestinians walk in the rain along a Gaza City street lined with Israeli-damaged buildings
House collapses in Gaza City
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza has told Al Jazeera that an inhabited house has collapsed on al-Shifa Street, west of Gaza City. Several people are believed to have been injured in the latest collapse of buildings in the enclave amid the storm.
One killed as heavy rain causes building collapse in Gaza City
A Palestinian has been killed and several wounded after part of a residential building collapsed in Gaza City amid heavy rainfall, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence, cited by Anadolu agency.
Civil defence 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.
Witnesses told Anadolu 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.
Severe weather strikes Gaza’s largest hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical complex, has been hit by flooding and storm damage as severe weather swept across the Gaza Strip.
The hospital sustained extensive damage during repeated Israeli attacks over two years of war, and rehabilitation efforts by the Gaza Health Ministry after a ceasefire took effect on October 10 have failed due to Israel blocking the entry of necessary equipment, according to Anadolu agency.
Witnesses said thousands of tents sheltering displaced people were affected by the flooding and strong winds that have battered Gaza since Monday evening.
