Gaza turns discarded cooking pots into seawalls

Look closely at these barriers. These are damaged cooking pots put together and given a complete different purpose. With winter approaching, The concern here is that strong tides could push seawater further inland, threatening areas around the coastline. And in an attempt to control that situation and to hold the water back, some aid agencies have cooperated with local associations to turn discarded items into a line of defence to protect makeshift schools that have been set up close to the shore and also makeshift tents where many families have been displaced following the destruction. of their own homes. But this is also a reflection of how people in Gaza are having to improvise, making use of whatever materials they can find in order to prepare for the harsh winter months. Many families are still scrambling in order to find basic essentials in order to keep their children dry and warm. We are having a winter break, yes. So I don't have anything fresh, I don't have any clothes for when it's cold. And this is the sea. When it snows, we don't know what we're going to do because it's going to rain tomorrow or something like that. And this is where the sea goes up to 6 or 7 meters tomorrow. And of course, we have nothing but this place. We used to call it a sea dam because the safe area of Mayasem is about 20 to 15 meters away from the shore. We thought that we could use it as a dam to protect the environment of the safe area. Humanitarian conditions are still extremely daunting. Gaza's municipalities are still warning from the potential repercussions of the next winter season, as Gaza needs at least more than 300,000 makeshift tents and is still calling for the entry of much-needed humanitarian supplies, including mobile houses and enough numbers of high-quality tents in order to protect those families against the elements