Heavy rain floods tents and shelters of displaced families in Gaza
Summary
Heavy rain flooded the temporary tents and shelters of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, soaking mattresses and belongings and leaving tens of thousands of families without shelter. Africanews described families spending a sleepless night as water flooded their fragile tents. The Hindu, citing a statement from the Hamas-run government media office, said about 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day of rains. The Japan Times, citing local authorities, reported that hundreds of displaced Palestinian families were seen fleeing camps after they flooded. France 24 reported that overflowing sewage had mixed with the floodwater in areas including Deir al-Balah, and that families were building makeshift earthen barriers and bailing water by hand. Al Jazeera reported that Civil Defence logged over 1,500 emergency calls as thousands of tents and shelters were destroyed, and its photo report said Israeli restrictions on aid hampered the response.
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Africanews
Source ↗Africanews reports that tens of thousands of displaced families in Gaza spent a sleepless night on Saturday as heavy rain flooded their fragile tents and soaked their mattresses and belongings.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that heavy rain has flooded temporary shelters used by Palestinians displaced during Israel's war with Hamas, with tens of thousands of tents affected.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports, citing a statement from the Hamas-run government media office, that about 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day of rains.
The Japan Times
Source ↗The Japan Times reports, citing local authorities, that hundreds of displaced Palestinian families were seen fleeing camps after they flooded, with tens of thousands left without shelter.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera's photo report says heavy rain flooded tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza as Israeli restrictions on aid hampered the response.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Civil Defence received over 1,500 emergency calls as thousands of tents and shelters were destroyed after the heavy rains.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that heavy rainfall flooded thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, with residents saying overflowing sewage mixed with the floodwater and families struggling to salvage soaked belongings.
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