Sand embankment collapse onto tents in central Gaza kills at least four amid heavy rain
Summary
Heavy rain late on November 8 washed away a rocky sand embankment beside a camp for displaced families south of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, and the mound collapsed onto tents. Reports differ on the death toll: The Hindu, citing medics, said four were killed, while Middle East Eye, citing Wafa news, Hindustan Times, citing rescuers, and Al Jazeera each reported five killed. CBC reported that a woman and three small children were among the dead, and The Guardian reported that witnesses struggled to save three members of one family buried by the landslide and that at least three tents were crushed. Middle East Eye reported that five wounded people were pulled from the rubble and that teams were still searching for survivors. The collapse came a day after heavy rain flooded tents and shelters across the Gaza Strip, and national and international institutions warned that the bad weather requires urgent intervention, safe shelter and winter supplies. CBC said the incident highlighted the danger facing hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians as the rainy winter season sets in.
Timeline
Middle East Eye
Source ↗Reported, citing Wafa news, that heavy rains caused a sandbank to collapse in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, killing at least five people including three children, with five wounded pulled from the rubble and searches for survivors continuing.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Reported, citing rescuers, that five people were killed after a storm collapsed a sand mound onto tents in Gaza.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Reported in a video newsfeed item that a deadly sand cliff collapsed on displaced families in Gaza.
The Hindu
Source ↗Reported, citing medics, that heavy rain late on November 8 washed away a rocky sand bank abutting a camp for displaced families south of Deir al-Balah, and put the death toll at four.
CBC
Source ↗Reported that torrential rain caused a sand embankment to collapse onto tents in Gaza, killing a woman and three small children, and that the incident highlighted the danger facing hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians as the rainy winter season sets in.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Reported in its Jerusalem Daily video segment that five Palestinians were killed when heavy rain collapsed a sand embankment on a displacement camp in Gaza.
The Guardian
Source ↗Reported that witnesses described the struggle to save three members of a family buried by a landslide triggered by high winds and heavy rain, and that the collapse south of Deir al-Balah killed five people and crushed at least three tents.
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