In Gaza, a sand cliff kills five Palestinians under their tents
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Trust
Five Palestinians, including four children, were killed when a sand cliff collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families at the Ard El-Rebat camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Heavy rain has flooded around 70,000 tents and brought down dozens of walls, according to Gaza's Government Media Office, and more than 2,000 buildings are at risk of collapse, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence cited by Al Jazeera.
Five Palestinians, including four children, were killed on Sunday 8 November when a sand cliff collapsed onto tents sheltering displaced families in the Ard El-Rebat camp in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza Strip. According to Al Jazeera, citing the Palestinian Civil Defence, rescuers pulled victims from under the sand, while several injured people were extracted alive.
Heavy rain and strong winds battering the territory have worsened the situation. The Government Media Office of Gaza says the rain has flooded around 70,000 tents and brought down dozens of walls. The Civil Defence has received more than 1,500 emergency calls, and the authorities have warned that more than 2,000 buildings are at risk of collapse.
This tragedy adds to the bad weather already affecting displaced people, as shown by the floods in Gaza that hit 70,000 displaced people's tents. It follows the rains that submerged shelters and killed five people reported on Monday.
