US EditionFirst strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters
Up to 425,000 displaced Palestinians in Muwasi camp face flooding and exposure due to damaged shelters and insufficient winter aid, UN reports.
- On Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, winter's first heavy rain hit Muwasi tent camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, soaking families' scant belongings as water streamed through tarpaulins.
- Makeshift tents and two years of war-damaged infrastructure left shelters unable to withstand downpours, while Israeli restrictions on the entry of goods compounded winterization shortages.
- Residents dug trenches, swept continuously and used brooms to remove water as puddles rose more than 10 centimeters and mattresses and blankets were soaked on Friday, barefoot children and women responded by trying to salvage tents.
- The United Nations reported that hundreds of tents and makeshift shelters were flooded, with Muwasi sheltering up to 425,000 displaced Palestinians earlier this year and roughly 1.5 million people needing emergency shelter items.
- With the ceasefire's first stage nearing its end, a U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. proposal for a stabilization force is expected Monday, while the United Nations estimates rebuilding Gaza will cost about $70 billion.
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First major rains pummel Gaza and flood tents of displaced Palestinians
Winter's first heavy rainfall sent water cascading through Gaza's sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war. Story by Rachel Griffiths.
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A large refugee camp in the Gaza Strip has been partially flooded after heavy rainfall. Tents and streets are submerged, and belongings are soaked. Strong winds are also blowing down tents made of tarps and canvas. Around 425,000 displaced Palestinians live in the Al-Mawasi refugee camp, near the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, often in makeshift tents. "The flooding in Gaza is further devastating people who already have almost nothing," a…
In the Middle East, almost all of the rains are concentrated in late autumn and early winter and heavy rainfall is now falling on the Gaza Strip devastated by more than two years of war. While 92% of residential buildings are destroyed, Palestinians are sheltered in tents that take water from all sides.
Gaza: As Cold and Rain Assault Homeless, Israel Blocks Entry of Tents
( IMEMC ) – UNRWA currently has thousands of tents and blankets outside the crossings into Gaza, enough for about one million people. Gaza residents are experiencing severe suffering due to the rains and the occupation’s intransigence in bringing in aid. The media advisor to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Adnan Abu Hasna, said that the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip is subject to severe restrictions …
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