16,000 displaced people crammed into one UN school: Unrwa
A Unrwa-run school in central Gaza is now housing 16,000 people as overcrowding due to multiple forced Israeli displacements worsens conditions for those fleeing.
Families seeking refuge in the school at Deir el-Balah are forced to sleep in its hallways or put up makeshift plastic shelters, said the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa).
"Living conditions are dire, with scarce resources, insufficient sanitation facilities, and very limited supplies," said the agency.
More than one million Palestinians have now fled Rafah, previously a designated safe zone for Gaza’s displaced.
Over 16,000 people now live in this Deir Al-Balah @UNRWA School. Families are living in classrooms, hallways & makeshift shelters built with plastic.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) May 30, 2024
The living conditions are dire, with scarce resources, insufficient sanitation facilities & very limited supplies. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/G6xFrHZ9Qc