Heavy rain floods tents housing Gaza displaced people, aid shortages hamper response
Officials said 70,000 tents were flooded and dozens of walls collapsed, leaving displaced families without shelter and causing injuries across the territory.
- On Saturday, November 7, heavy rains flooded about 70,000 tents across the Gaza Strip, with water levels rising 30–40 cm in several shelter sites and soaking mattresses and blankets, the Hamas-run government media office reported.
- The storm exposed extreme vulnerability as war-damaged infrastructure left shelters exposed to weather, while Israel has prohibited prefabricated homes from entering Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire, forcing displaced families to rely on failing tents.
- Dozens of cracked walls and roofs collapsed during the downpour, injuring at least two people in northern Gaza, while families reported being overwhelmed as they struggled to protect children and belongings from rising water.
- Civil defence teams received over 1,500 distress calls in 10 hours, but spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told AFP the agency is "operating without any equipment or capabilities" to effectively assist stranded families.
- Winter conditions threaten to worsen the humanitarian crisis as aid groups warn Gaza urgently requires 200,000 prefabricated homes; logistical hurdles and Israeli restrictions on heavy machinery leave displaced residents facing catastrophic shelter shortages.
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