Gaza flood was ‘utterly preventable tragedy,’ says Amnesty International

Devastation and suffering from heavy rainfall and storms that hit Gaza are the foreseeable consequences of Israel’s ongoing genocide and were an “utterly preventable tragedy,” Amnesty International said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the international human rights group said the devastating scenes of flooded tents and collapsed buildings in Gaza that have emerged in recent days “cannot be blamed solely on bad weather.” “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,” said Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research, advocacy, policy, and campaigns. Stressing how Israel has only allowed extremely limited supplies to reach the enclave’s people, the statement said this […]