Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
by Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza from World news | The Guardian on (#72J1F)
Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproof
Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed.
The assessment will undermine claims that Palestinians in Gaza are being supplied with adequate shelter. Fierce storms in recent weeks blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people, according to UN estimates.
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