اِنْهِيَارُ جُرْفٍ رَمْلِيٍّ يُدَمِّرُ خِيَامًا فِي دَيْرِ الْبَلَحِ
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مَسَاءَ الْأَحَدِ، اِنْهَارَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ جُرْفٍ رَمْلِيٍّ عَلَى خِيَامٍ فِي مُخَيَّمٍ لِلنَّازِحِينَ فِي دَيْرِ الْبَلَحِ، وَسَطَ قِطَاعِ غَزَّةَ. وَقَالَتْ فِرَقُ الْإِنْقَاذِ إِنَّ خَمْسَةَ أَشْخَاصٍ قُتِلُوا، مِنْهُمْ اِمْرَأَتَانِ وَثَلَاثَةُ أَطْفَالٍ، وَأُصِيبَ خَمْسَةٌ آخَرُونَ.
وَنَقَلَتْ وَكَالَةُ الْأَنْبَاءِ الْفِلَسْطِينِيَّةُ عَنْ فِرَقِ الْإِنْقَاذِ أَنَّهَا أَخْرَجَتِ الْمُصَابِينَ مِنْ تَحْتِ الرَّمْلِ. وَاسْتَمَرَّ الْبَحْثُ عَنْ أَشْخَاصٍ مَفْقُودِينَ. وَجَاءَ الِانْهِيَارُ فِي وَقْتٍ شَهِدَتْ فِيهِ غَزَّةُ أَمْطَارًا غَزِيرَةً وَرِيَاحًا قَوِيَّةً.
وَأَضَرَّتِ الْعَاصِفَةُ بِخِيَامٍ وَمَآوٍ فِي أَمَاكِنَ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ مِنَ الْقِطَاعِ. وَحَذَّرَ مَكْتَبُ الْأُمَمِ الْمُتَّحِدَةِ لِتَنْسِيقِ الشُّؤُونِ الْإِنْسَانِيَّةِ مِنْ خَطَرِ الْمَنَاطِقِ الرَّمْلِيَّةِ غَيْرِ الْمُسْتَقِرَّةِ بَعْدَ الْمَطَرِ. وَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَطَرَ أَتْلَفَ مَآوِيَ كَثِيرَةً، وَإِنَّ أُسَرًا كَثِيرَةً تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى خِيَامٍ وَمَوَادَّ لِإِصْلَاحِ مَآوِيهَا. وَيَعِيشُ نَازِحُونَ كَثِيرُونَ فِي خِيَامٍ أَوْ مَآوٍ مُؤَقَّتَةٍ، لِذٰلِكَ تَجْعَلُ الْعَاصِفَةُ حَيَاتَهُمْ أَصْعَبَ.
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Sand Cliff Collapse Destroys Tents in Deir al-Balah
On Sunday evening, part of a sand cliff collapsed onto tents at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Rescue teams said five people were killed, including two women and three children, and five others were injured.
The Palestinian news agency quoted rescue teams as saying they pulled the injured from beneath the sand. The search for missing people continued. The collapse happened as Gaza experienced heavy rain and strong winds.
The storm damaged tents and shelters in different parts of the Strip. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned of the danger posed by unstable sandy areas after rain. It said the rain damaged many shelters and many families need tents and materials to repair their shelters. Many displaced people live in tents or temporary shelters, so the storm makes their lives harder.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِنْهِيَارٌ | noun | collapse |
| جُرْفٌ رَمْلِيٌّ | noun phrase | sand cliff |
| نَازِحٌ | noun | displaced person |
| فِرْقَةُ إِنْقَاذٍ | noun phrase | rescue team |
| مَفْقُودٌ | adjective | missing |
| عَاصِفَةٌ | noun | storm |
| مَأْوًى | noun | shelter |
| غَيْرُ مُسْتَقِرٍّ | adjective phrase | unstable |
| أَتْلَفَ | verb | damaged |
| مُؤَقَّتٌ | adjective | temporary |
Sources
- WAFA: UPDATE: Death toll rises to five as sand cliff collapses onto displaced people’s tents in Deir al-Balah
- Arab News: Sand cliff collapses onto tents in Gaza, killing 5
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: Humanitarian Situation Report: Heavy Rains in the Gaza Strip
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