"The writing was on the wall; this was no accident, it was an utterly preventable tragedy. The devastating scenes of flooded tents and collapsed buildings in Gaza that have emerged in recent days cannot be blamed solely on bad weather','' Amnesty International's senior director for research, advocacy, policy and campaigns, Erika Guevara Rosas, said in a statement. ''They are the foreseeable consequences of Israel's ongoing genocide and deliberate policy of blocking the entry of shelter and repair materials for the displaced, she added."
"Condemning the Israeli army's actions in the Gaza Strip, Amnesty said:''Israel must immediately lift its cruel blockade on Gaza and ensure unfettered access for essential goods, repair materials and humanitarian supplies. Rain wreaks havoc in Gaza Incessant rains battered the Gaza Strip for days, flooding camps for the displaced, and collapsing buildings that were already damaged in the two-year war."
Torrential rains battered the Gaza Strip for days, flooding camps for the displaced and collapsing buildings already damaged by a two-year war. At least 12 people, including a two-week-old baby who died of hypothermia, were reported dead on December 16. Some areas received more than 150 milliliters (9 inches) of rain over the week, inundating tent shelters that house the majority of Gaza’s two million people. The devastation has been described as utterly preventable and linked to restrictions blocking the entry of shelter, repair materials and essential humanitarian supplies, prompting calls to lift the blockade and ensure unfettered aid access.
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