GAZA, (PIC)
The Khan Yunis Municipality issued a warning on Monday to the displaced individuals in certain areas of the city regarding the dangers of their tents remaining in low-lying areas as winter approaches, along with the expected rainy weather entering the Gaza Strip this week.
In a press statement, the municipality clarified that the rainwater collection pool located north of the Al-Amal neighborhood, the temporary sewage treatment basins in Al-Muharrarat, and the temporary rainwater collection pool at the end of Omar Mukhtar Street, known as number (5), along with all low areas, are extremely dangerous places.
The municipality urged displaced individuals in those areas to leave immediately and seek a safer location, noting that staying in rainwater collection pools poses a risk to their lives and safety.
Khan Yunis Municipality emphasized that it is making every effort to mitigate the risks associated with weather systems, despite limited resources and capabilities, in cooperation with various institutions, neighborhood committees, and different entities.
Two days ago, the Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip issued an urgent humanitarian appeal to save two million displaced individuals in Gaza before it’s too late, coinciding with the arrival of weather systems and the onset of winter, along with its harsh climatic conditions and the deterioration of the displaced people’s tents.
It was noted that 74% of the displaced people’s tents have become unfit for use, according to government field assessment teams, which reported that 100,000 tents out of a total of 135,000 need urgent replacement due to their deterioration.
As winter approaches, the need for humanitarian assistance to protect the displaced from the cold and rain becomes urgent, amid international calls for swift aid delivery, while civil defense teams warn of imminent rains during September.
