Sand cliff collapse kills five in Deir al-Balah tent camp
A sand cliff collapsed onto tents for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Sunday evening, killing five people including women and children, according to Palestinian sources. Rescue operations continue amid heavy rain and flooding.
The collapse of a sand cliff and the flooding of displaced persons' tents in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, resulted in the martyrdom of 4 people, the loss of 2 others, including women and children, and injuries to others. This was stated in a statement by the Government Media Office in Gaza, which affirmed that the humanitarian disaster is an "inevitable result" of the genocide and the suffocating siege imposed by Israel. The Gaza Civil Defense reported on Sunday evening the deaths of 2 women and 3 children, along with injuries, due to the collapse, with search efforts ongoing for the missing. The Media Office stated that Deir al-Balah witnessed "a new real tragedy represented by the flooding of hundreds of tents and the collapse of a sand cliff onto the tents of the displaced." A low-pressure system accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds had struck the Strip from Friday evening until Sunday evening, resulting in the flooding of 70,000 tents and entire displacement camps, the collapse of 4 houses and dozens of walls damaged by the Israeli genocide, and injuries including serious cases, according to previous data from the Media Office and Civil Defense. The article adopts a morally charged language in describing the events.