A photo of a woman holding a child covered in water and rubble has spread on social media, with the claim that the photo is from the Gaza Strip, “This is not a scene from a movie,” noting that the photo is from the Gaza Strip.
Kashif verified the image via reverse search on “Google Image” tool and found that the image is old and the claim is misleading. The image is taken from a video clip from Yemen, not from the Gaza Strip. The official account of the Joint Forces on the West Coast published the video clip on X on 29/8/2024, with the following description: “A video clip documented a painful scene of a Yemeni mother hugging her child after they were found under the rubble and debris, after being swept away by the recent torrential rains; the residents found the woman hugging her child in one of the holes, buried in water in the Malhan District of Al Mahwit Governorate.”
Yemeni Scene account on X also published the same video on 29/8/2024, with the following description: “A painful scene: A woman was found hugging her child under the rubble in the Malhan District in Al Mahwit Governorate, western Yemen, which witnessed rock collapses and torrential floods that claimed the lives of 34 people, including 20 missing people.”
The Malhan Directorate in Yemen was affected by a major rock collapses and torrential floods on 27/8/2024, and the local authorities announced that the incident claimed the lives of 38 citizens whose bodies were found, while others remained missing.
Recent videos and photos from the Gaza Strip on 25/11/2024 circulated showing the difficult conditions experienced by the displaced in tents due to the windy and rainy weather, no deaths have been reported.
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