At least five Palestinians, together with 4 youngsters, have been killed after a steep sand cliff collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced households in central Gaza.
The incident occurred on Sunday, November 8, on the Ard El-Rebat displacement camp in Deir al-Balah, as heavy rainfall and robust winds battered the Gaza Strip.
According to Al Jazeera, the Palestinian Civil Defence stated rescue groups recovered victims from beneath the collapsed sand whereas a number of injured residents had been pulled out alive. Search operations continued as rescuers seemed for potential survivors.
The collapse got here amid worsening climate situations which have left hundreds of displaced households struggling to guard themselves from flooding and the chilly.
Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that heavy rainfall had flooded roughly 70,000 tents and introduced down dozens of partitions throughout the territory.
The Civil Defence additionally obtained greater than 1,500 emergency calls from residents searching for help, whereas authorities warned that over 2,000 buildings had been liable to collapse.
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