The enormous Muwasi tent camp in the Gaza Strip saw water cascade through it on Saturday due to the first significant rainfall of the season. The beset enclave is struggling to deal with flooding and damaged infrastructure from two years of conflict.
Rain trickled through tears in tarpaulins and improvised shelters, as residents tried to dig trenches to divert the water from overflowing their tents. The little possessions that families have managed to rescue were soaked by the season’s first downpour, which fell in sporadic bursts. As another gloomy winter approaches, strong winds can also topple tents and ruin families’ attempts to gather supplies and food.
Up to 425,000 displaced Palestinians were housed in Muwasi, which was mostly undeveloped dunes before the Israeli force declared it a humanitarian zone early in the conflict, according to the UN. The great majority of them were residing in improvised temporary tents. Aid organizations caution that the efforts are insufficient when temperatures plunge in the winter and the wind whips off the sea. The Israeli defense body in charge of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip has stated that it is allowing in winterization items, such as blankets and heavy tarpaulins.
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