Gaza’s displaced face a deadly choice: collapsing buildings or flooded tents

With thousands of buildings damaged and the punishing winter fast approaching, displaced Palestinians sheltering inside Gaza’s ruins face two bitter choices: sleep beneath unstable concrete or risk having nowhere to stay at all. Pieces of concrete sometimes break loose without warning, and stones tumble from damaged walls. Yet fear of the coming winter drives families to seek any shelter with a concrete roof, no matter how fractured it may be. They view these broken structures as their final line of defence against the looming winter storms. However, this choice carries potentially catastrophic risks. Instead of keeping families warm and dry, cracked ceilings can let rainwater seep through, flooding their makeshift living spaces. Displaced families are already making exhausting efforts to […]