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联合国机构称:厄尔尼诺现象可能引发洪水,加沙几乎所有居民都需要避难所Almost all Gaza residents need shelter as El Niño threatens flooding, UN agency says

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日内瓦,10月9日——联合国移民署周五表示,随着冬季临近,加沙地带几乎所有居民都需要帐篷或避难所。由于厄尔尼诺现象可能导致降雨量增加,加上以色列实施的限制措施使得物资供应十分匮乏。

GENEVA, Oct 9 - Almost all of Gaza's population need tents or help with shelter ahead of winter, with the El Niño weather phenomenon expected to bring heavier rainfall, while supplies remain scarce due to Israeli restrictions, the UN migration agency said on Friday.

据联合国气象机构预测,此次厄尔尼诺现象可能是有史以来最强的一次。移民署指出,这将进一步削弱本就摇摇欲坠的建筑物结构,并导致排水系统严重受损的加沙地带发生洪水。

The El Niño — which could be the strongest ever, according to the UN weather agency — could further weaken unsafe buildings, and cause flooding amid the enclave’s heavily damaged drainage systems, the IOM said.

移民署总干事艾米·波普称,目前加沙地带约有200万民众急需援助,但人道主义机构仅满足了他们冬季避难需求的17%左右。

Almost 2 million people inside the enclave, largely devastated by the war launched by Israel in response to Hamas' assault in October 2023, require assistance, but only about 17% of the needs for winter shelter supplies have been met by humanitarian actors, IOM Director General Amy Pope said.

波普强调:“那些历经多次流离失所、遭受巨大创伤的家庭理应能在安全且有尊严的环境中度过寒冬。”她还指出,以色列当局设置的限制措施严重阻碍了各援助机构扩大救援规模。

"Families who have already endured repeated displacement and devastating loss must be able to face the winter in safety and dignity," Pope said, adding that constraints by Israeli authorities are making it hard for agencies to scale up their responses.

据移民署透露,以色列当局以具有“双重用途”为由,至今仍禁止约8600套应急避难套件进入加沙,这些套件包含木材、防水布及其他基础建材。

Some 8,600 emergency shelter kits, comprising wood, a tarpaulin and some basic materials, have not been allowed by Israeli authorities to enter Gaza, as they have been determined as dual use, the IOM said.

负责监管加沙地带物资入境的以色列军方机构COGAT暂未对路透社的置评请求作出回应。以色列方面则坚称实施限制措施是出于安全考量。

COGAT, the Israeli military arm that oversees aid flows into Gaza, did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. Israel cites security concerns for its curbs on Gaza.

移民署表示,虽然已设法运送部分防水布与帐篷,但数量远无法满足加沙当下的迫切需求。

IOM said they had been able to bring in some tarpaulin and tents, but that it was not enough at the current scale needed in Gaza.

据该机构统计,加沙地带半数以上的帐篷与临时避难所均已破旧不堪亟需更换;由于大量建筑毁于战火且存在安全隐患,民众几乎别无选择。

More than half of all tents and makeshift shelters in the enclave need replacing as they are in poor condition, the IOM said, warning that there are few alternatives with war-damaged buildings posing safety risks.

数据显示,今年8月已有超过3600栋建筑被认定为存在坍塌风险,而约180万民众目前栖身于流离失所者营地——其中绝大多数位于易受洪水侵袭的区域。

More than 3,600 structures were identified in August as dangerous and at risk of collapse, while around 1.8 million people are living in displacement sites - most in flood-risk areas, the IOM said.