Dozens of Gaza tents flooded after heavy rain

Gaza’s Civil Defense warned Saturday that heavy rainfall has flooded dozens of tents housing forcibly displaced families in the al-Mawasi coastal zone near Khan Younis, worsening already difficult living conditions.

The agency said emergency teams “are responding to dozens of flooded tents in displacement camps across several areas of Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis” as families try to protect what remains of their belongings.

On Friday, the Civil Defense in Gaza also reported receiving continuous distress calls from early morning, as tents collapsed and were filled with rainwater in camps and shelters across multiple areas. The worst situations were seen in Gaza City, especially in al-Nafaq, al-Daraj, al-Yarmouk, al-Zaytoun, and the al-Shati refugee camp.

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The tents are drowning from the heavy rain.

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The situation was equally serious in the central governorate, including al-Baraka and al-Bassa in Deir al-Balah, near the Islamic Bank on Salah al-Din Street west of al-Bureij camp, and in camps around the Nuseirat market area.

With winter approaching and infrastructure damaged by months of bombardment, civil defense authorities called for immediate international help. Gaza’s civil defense appealed to countries involved in ceasefire negotiations to take responsibility for the humanitarian crisis affecting nearly half a million families uprooted by the Israeli occupation’s “ongoing war of extermination.”

The Civil Defense stressed that these families are living in extremely harsh conditions inside overcrowded camps and temporary shelters. They urged the urgent entry of caravans, housing units, and weather-resistant tents to prevent further disaster as temperatures drop.

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