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Floods in Gaza leave tens of thousands without shelter | Weather News

Flooding caused by heavy rains has damaged shelters and tents belonging to tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, authorities said. Reporting from Gaza City in northern Gaza on Sunday, Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili said the makeshift tents many Palestinians have been forced to live in do not provide adequate shelter from harsh weather. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3Gaza displacement camps collapse under rainwater list 2 of 3Jerusalem Daily: Heavy rains flood Gaza list 3 of 3Photos: Heavy rains leave tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza end of list “The latest storm exposed just how fragile the protection is. In just a few hours, heavy rains and strong winds tore through shelters families had spent days trying to reinforce,” al-Khalili said. He reported seeing soaked mattresses, pillows and clothes, saying nearly 400,000 displaced Palestinians are sheltering in locations considered “highly vulnerable” to more flooding. Heavy rain and strong winds have hit Gaza since late Friday, flooding 70,000 tents and bringing down dozens of walls, according to the Government Media Office. The flooding comes amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Israel continues to impose severe restrictions on aid supplies to the...

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Gaza rain floods 70,000 tents sheltering displaced people

“We have issued an urgent distress call to the international community and humanitarian organisations to intervene immediately to save hundreds of thousands of displaced people from the flooding of their tents.” “We cannot face the consequences of this storm on our own.” Um Muhammad al-Hersh, 45, who lives with her family in a tent in western Gaza, told AFP: “We were not able to save the mattresses, and all the clothes were soaked. Our suffering is repeated every winter.” Maryam Odeh, 34, who lives with her children in Deir el-Balah, said, “We no longer know how to protect our children. My children ask me where we will sleep tonight, and I have no answer”. For his part, Khaled al-Najjar, 41, said, “We fear for our children not only from the flooding of the tents, but also from the cold and the widespread diseases”. A coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations warned in a statement of “the catastrophe that has come to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents”, pointing to the risk of the spread of diseases and epidemics. The coalition, which includes dozens of local institutions and organisations, called for “pressure on Israel to allow the entry...

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Florida sanctuary uses a drone to feed chimpanzee cut off by floods

During flooding in Florida, staff at a chimpanzee sanctuary delivered food to one of the animals by drone after floodwaters cut it off from its usual routes. All about 200 chimpanzees remained safe, and by Saturday, water levels on the property had begun to drop noticeably. As reported by apnews.com. Heavy rains swept across southeastern and central Florida from Sunday through Tuesday. Save the Chimps sanctuary is located near Fort Pierce. Its animal care buildings sit on higher ground, and several veterinarians and other staff members stayed overnight on the property to care for the chimpanzees. Drone helps feed chimpanzee cut off by floodwaters Flooding from overflowing canals inundated the internal roads staff usually use to transport about 1,361 kilograms of feed each day in golf carts. An all-terrain swamp vehicle helped with deliveries, but soon broke down. A 38-year-old chimpanzee named Caleb was left outdoors in an area cut off by floodwaters. The sanctuary had purchased a drone in advance for emergencies. Staff used it to deliver food and blankets to Caleb until he decided to move to a more accessible area. The chimpanzee ate a banana from a paper bag the drone dropped nearby, then later crossed the...

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Flooding in Gaza Destroys 70,000 Tents as Israel Continues to Block Aid

The suffering of the people of Gaza went from horrific and beyond comprehension to something worse on Saturday after storm waters overnight destroyed tens of thousands of tents and flooded tens of thousands of people into further desperation, all while the US and Israeli governments continue to maintain a cruel blockade on life-saving supplies despite a fast-approaching winter and a military occupation with no end in sight. “At least 70,000 tents have been flooded & blown away by the torrential downpour and tempestuous wind in Gaza since last night,” reported Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, citing statements from health and media officials. “Families are shelterless. Food prices are soaring. Children are starving and shivering with cold. Caravans and mobile homes must enter Gaza now to avert this cataclysm.” Gaza’s Government Media Office on Saturday, holding Israel wholly responsible for the disaster, said initial losses from flooded and destroyed tents were estimated at $3 million and that dozens of walls of homes had collapsed, resulting in injuries, while the threat of broader building collapse remained a serious risk. In a statement, Palestinian Health Minister Dr. Majed Abu Ramadan said, “What is happening in Gaza is not a passing winter crisis. I urgently...