Heavy rain floods displacement camps across Gaza Strip

Summarised from Al Jazeera's report · Updated 7 Nov, 12:11 · Archive

Heavy rain has flooded thousands of tents in Gaza, forcing displaced families into the cold as the first winter storm swept through.

Heavy rain has flooded thousands of tents across Gaza, forcing displaced Palestinian families out into the cold as the first winter storm of the season swept through the territory. Gaza's civil defence agency received about 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours after the rain began early Saturday, with water levels in several shelter sites rising by 30-40 cm. Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said some shelter centres were completely flooded and residents were forced out into the cold, with premature babies, the elderly and the sick most at risk.

The storm also brought down buildings, with rescuers evacuating residents from a partially collapsed building in the central Nuseirat area and another building collapse in northern Gaza injuring two people. Footage from camps showed families wading through ankle-deep water with mattresses and blankets soaked. Al Jazeera reported that more than 28,000 widows were among those facing the winter alone with their children.

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In this story: Gaza Strip · Gaza City · Khan Younis · Deir el-Balah · Nuseirat · Mahmoud Basal · Gaza Civil Defence

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