Summary
- Heavy rain left Gaza tents flooded across the Strip on Saturday, adding to the hardship of displaced Palestinians without heating or proper shelter.
- What happened as Gaza tents floodedA low-pressure system, a cold air mass and heavy rain hit the Strip.
- Gaza tents flooded: the scale of the needWith Gaza tents flooded again, local officials say around 162,000 tents need replacement.
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Heavy rain left Gaza tents flooded across the Strip on Saturday, adding to the hardship of displaced Palestinians without heating or proper shelter.
Eyewitnesses reported thousands of soaked tents. Affected areas included Gaza City’s port, the land west of Deir al-Balah, the zone north of Nuseirat camp, plus Jabalia and Beit Lahia.
What happened as Gaza tents flooded
A low-pressure system, a cold air mass and heavy rain hit the Strip. Families sheltering in worn tents had little protection from the water and the cold.
Water leaked into the dilapidated tents and destroyed the simple belongings of many families. Rescue teams struggled to respond, because the war destroyed so much infrastructure.
In northern Gaza, two Palestinians suffered injuries when rain loosened a wall in a building that earlier Israeli shelling had damaged. The wall fell on passers-by, a medical source said.
Gaza’s civil defence had warned residents beforehand to take safety steps. It urged people in shelters and damaged homes to stay careful.
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