Dozens Of Homes Flooded in Gaza

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Saturday January 10, 2015 02:45 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Infant Dies As Pouring Rain Floods Devastated Gaza


Palestinian medical sources have reported, Friday, that an infant died in southern Gaza, due to freezing temperature as dozens of homes have been flooded as a result of pouring rain.

The sources said dozens of homes have been flooded in Rafah and Khan Younis, while water levels have dangerously increased in Wadi Gaza area (Gaza Valley).

Dr. Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said the infant has been identified as Rahaf Abu ‘Aasi, four months of age, from the az-Zanna area in Khan Younis.

The infant suffered from bronchial inflammation that choked her to death due to extreme cold in the war-torn Gaza strip that lacks basic supplies and humanitarian needs.

Al-Qedra said dozens of Palestinians have been injured in different parts of the Gaza Strip due to mudslides and accidents resulting from the excessive rain, and extreme cold temperatures.

The infant and her family lived in a home that was partially destroyed during the Israeli war on the Palestinians in Gaza this past summer.

The family sealed its windows with plastic bags and other materials in an attempt to keep the cold out.

Media sources in Gaza said dozens of homes have been completely flooded by the rain, while dozens of rescue workers and hundreds of volunteers rushed to help the devastated families.

Civil Defense teams and volunteers had to use boats to reach the families in heavily flooded areas.

Dozens of mobile homes, used by families who lost their homes during the Israeli aggression on Gaza, have also been flooded in Khuza’a town in Khan Younis.

Shihda Abu Rock, head of the Khuza’a Local Council, said the floods broke through the homemade dams, and flooded the entire neighborhood.

There are two neighborhoods of temporary shelters and mobile homes in Khuza’a providing temporary housing for dozens of families, who lost their homes due to Israeli bombarded of civilian areas, resulting in the destruction of nearly 500 homes in the area alone.

On Saturday evening, January 3, two brothers 3 and 4 years of age, died after a fire broke out in their home in the Shaty’ refugee camo, west of Gaza city.

The family was using candles to light their home due continued power outages resulting from the ongoing Israeli siege, and the latest Israeli war on the coastal region.

Approximately 17.000 Palestinians are still living in 18 UNRWA schools in different parts of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli army bombarded their homes.

The Ministry of Housing in Gaza said the number of homes that have been destroyed, and partially damaged, during the Israeli aggression on the coastal region is close to 124,000.

Around 2137 Palestinians, including 578 children, 264 women, and 103 elderly, have been killed, while more than 11100, including 3374 children, 2088 women and 410 elderly, have been injured as a result of Israel’s war on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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Another Infant Dies In Khan Younis As Cold Weather Continues

Saturday January 10, 2015 13:12 by IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources have reported that an Infant died, Saturday, due to extreme cold in the war-torn, besieged and impoverished Gaza Strip. The infant’s death is the second in two days.

The Ministry Of Health said the infant, ‘Adel Maher al-Lahham, only one month of age, died due to extreme cold, and snow, ravaging through occupied Palestine.

The infant is from Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip; he lived in his home along with his father, mother and three sisters, local sources said.

On Friday, an infant, identified as Rahaf Abu ‘Aasi, four months of age, died due to extreme cold, in the az-Zanna area, in Khan Younis. http://www.imemc.org/article/70219

Approximately 17.000 Palestinians are still living in 18 UNRWA schools in different parts of the Gaza Strip after the Israeli army bombarded their homes.

The Ministry of Housing in Gaza said the number of homes that have been destroyed, and partially damaged, during the Israeli aggression on the coastal region is close to 124,000.

Around 2137 Palestinians, including 578 children, 264 women, and 103 elderly, have been killed, while more than 11100, including 3374 children, 2088 women and 410 elderly, have been injured as a result of Israel’s war on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

http://www.imemc.org/article/70221
 

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Third Infant, Man Die In Winter Storm In Gaza Saturday

Sunday January 11, 2015 04:43 by Celine Hagbard - IMEMC News

Another Palestinian infant died from the cold on Saturday, as well as a fisherman on the Gaza coast. This brings the death toll up to four in the last two days -- three of the dead have been infants under one year old.

The winter storm has severely impacted the people of Gaza, many of whom are still living in temporary shelters since they have been unable to rebuild after the Israeli assault in July and August of 2014 that left over 2100 people dead and tens of thousands homeless.

The latest casualty in the bitter cold of the winter storm has been identified as Salma Zeidan al-Masri, two months old.
She was staying with her family in a temporary shelter in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, since their home was destroyed in the Israeli assault this past summer.

One of the baby's relatives said that she turned blue from the cold, since there was no heating available in the temporary shelter.

In addition, Ahmad Sufian al-Lahham, 22, was found dead on the Gaza shore near Khan Younis in southern Gaza. He was apparently attempting to secure fishing equipment on his family's boat when he collapsed from the cold, and was later found dead.

The 1.4 million Palestinians living in Gaza have been suffering tremendously from the winter storm over the last several days, including flooding in many parts of the Strip and freezing temperatures.

The Turkish government had offered to provide Gaza with a 'floating power station', to provide some electricity and heat throughout the winter, but Israel prevented the Turkish government from donating the power station.

As a result, and due to the ongoing Israeli blockade of Gaza, most Palestinians whose homes were destroyed by Israeli bombs in the summer have been unable to import the necessary materials to be able to rebuild their homes. The main Gaza power stations also suffered extreme damage, and have been unable to return to even half their capacity in the months since the Israeli invasion.

http://www.imemc.org/article/70223
 
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