Gaza, MINA – Thousands of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip endured a night of anguish as heavy rains swept through the region, flooding hundreds of worn-out tents and leaving families struggling to salvage their few belongings.
According to a reporter from the Palestinian Information Center, the prolonged downpour overwhelmed fragile shelters, forcing families to scramble to protect their children from the penetrating water.
Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal confirmed that emergency crews responded to dozens of flooded tents in various displacement camps in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
Eyewitnesses described how the rains submerged tents across wide areas of Gaza, compelling displaced families to spend the night in desperate attempts to prevent water from seeping into their shelters.
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Many were forced to move their children into narrow passageways between tents, while others spent the night trying to lift soaked blankets and salvage what little they had.
The severe weather, a cold front accompanied by strong winds and heavy rainfall that began early Friday, has drastically worsened living conditions for the 1.5 million displaced people in the Gaza Strip.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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