Flooding in Gaza's displacement camps has prompted Italy to activate €5 million in emergency assistance, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said during question time in the Chamber on Wednesday.
Tajani said the initiative would provide immediate aid through Development Cooperation. It is intended to help people affected by flooding in camps for displaced Palestinians amid worsening humanitarian conditions.
An early assessment from the Government Media Office valued the damage at about $3 million; it also reported that dozens of walls had fallen during the storm. June survey data cited by UNRWA indicated that 1.98 million people, or roughly 94% of Gaza's population, needed shelter and other essential supplies. UNRWA said June surveys found that 58% faced critical or catastrophic shelter needs.
Switzerland is also preparing shelter materials for about 3,500 people in Gaza, according to an earlier EconoTimes report.
