Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures
Heavy rainfall and strong winds have caused severe flooding in displaced Palestinian tent camps across the Gaza Strip. Families are struggling to maintain their makeshift shelters, which are failing to provide adequate protection against the worsening winter weather.
Why it matters
The flooding exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighting the vulnerability of displaced populations to environmental hazards and lack of basic infrastructure.
Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures | Gaza | The Guardian
Displaced Palestinians attempt to repair their damaged tents and cover gaps with plastic sheeting after heavy rain and strong winds in western Gaza City Photograph: Mohammed Salha/APAImages/Shutterstock
Families struggled to repair their worn shelters using basic tools and frayed ropes amid severe shortages of tarpaulins and insulation materials, raising concerns that the tents may collapse during upcoming storms Photograph: Mohammed Salha/APAImages/Shutterstock
Magdi Al-Omari, 28, a Palestinian amputee, walks through a rain-soaked tent camp after heavy rain in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip
Children in a makeshift tent in Gaza City Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images
Heavy rainfall in Gaza City on Saturday Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images
A man helps to direct water away from tent homes in Khan Younis Photograph: Tariq Mohammad/APAImages/Shutterstock
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