M.Luz Leon (@luzleon.bsky.social)

Gaza media office: Over 250,000 Palestinians impacted by storm <article data-history-node-id="432636" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-media-office-over-250000-palestinians-impacted-storm" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-media-office-over-250000-palestinians-impacted-storm" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza media office: Over 250,000 Palestinians impacted by storm</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza's Government Media Office has issued updates detailing the extent of the devastation left by Storm Byron across Gaza.</p> <p>It confirmed that rescue teams had recovered the bodies of 11 people. They are continuing to search for one missing person who disappeared under the rubble of a collapsed building.</p> <p>A total of 13 houses collapsed across Gaza, causing casualties, while over 27,000 tents were swept away or submerged in rainfall, with over 53,000 tents damaged.</p> <p>It further reported that over 250,000 displaced Palestinians were impacted by the storm, with another 1.5 m people sheltering in tents partially effected.</p> <p>Meanwhile Gaza's already war-battered infrastructure and roads have been further eroded, impeding access for ambulances and civil defence vehicles. </p> <p>The enclave's scarce remaining agricultural areas have been further damaged, including crops and greenhouses.</p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-media-office-over-250000-palestinians-impacted-storm