Winter storm causes humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
A winter storm has exacerbated the crises facing the Gaza Strip, which was already suffering from sewage problems and electricity cuts.
GAZA CITY. Gaza Strip — Two members of the civil defense forces in Gaza City helped citizens who had been displaced from their homes because of rain to cross a flooded road. They used the metal frame of an old refrigerator stuffed with cork as a boat for transportation, after almost all of the relief machinery and equipment stopped working due to the fuel and electricity crises wracking the Gaza Strip.
A wave of extreme low pressure hit Palestinian territories on Dec. 10, amid cold winds that continued for several days.
Heavy rain caused a major humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, flooding hundreds of houses in various provinces and neighborhoods, injuring dozens of people and closing a number of main and side streets.
According to the Ministry of Information in Gaza, 4,000 families were forced to leave their homes due to the extreme cold, and the government has offered in-kind assistance for 3,000 families.
