Gaza Civil Defense: 2,000 dilapidated buildings and tents do not protect against winter

Mahmoud Basal, a civil defense spokesman in the Gaza Strip, revealed the extent of the humanitarian catastrophe experienced by the sector after the recent air depression, stressing that the effects of war and destruction made life in many areas impossible, and that the depression revealed the fragility of the entire infrastructure. Basal stressed that the Gaza Strip, after the military operations and the announcement of the ceasefire, was clearly destroyed by more than 70% of the Strip and the infrastructure, and therefore many areas are now unfit to live. He added that after people returned from the south to the north, there was no place to shelter them, so they resorted to shelters and tents in the streets and roads and in any available place. He continued, “The Civil Defense is preparing according to the capabilities available to it a month ago, in anticipation of the depression, but it was surprised by the fragility of the infrastructure and the large amount and amount of water that fell on the sector, which led to the drowning of people and the drowning of shelters and tents, so much that there is no center.” The shelter in Gaza was not damaged as a result of this depression.