Tents of Palestinians displaced by heavy rains in Gaza were flooded

Heavy rains are effective in the Gaza Strip, where cold weather is experienced.

The tents of many Palestinians who were displaced due to heavy rain in various parts of Gaza were flooded.

Gaza Civil Defense Directorate had warned against the expected heavy rains and winds on Friday, stating that this situation threatened Palestinians staying in tents, shelter centers, and damaged and collapsed houses due to Israeli attacks.

Almost all of the civilian infrastructure in Gaza, which Israel caused great destruction with the attacks it launched in October 2023, has been destroyed.

Many Palestinians who lost their homes and living spaces in the attacks and cannot find a place in shelter centers are struggling to survive in damaged buildings or unfit for life tents.

With the arrival of winter, cold weather, winds and heavy rains expose Palestinians to risks such as collapse of buildings and exposure to floods.

According to the data of the Media Office of the government in Gaza, 1 million 122 thousand 566 Palestinians live in tents in the Gaza Strip, of which 1 million 27 thousand 396 are in shelter centers and 867 thousand 288 are in makeshift tents that are not suitable for living.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced in a statement on October 15 that approximately 950 thousand displaced Palestinians live in areas with medium and high flood risk.

In the statement, it was stated that more than 400 thousand of them were at high risk of floods, and approximately 44 thousand Palestinians lived in more than 2,300 buildings that were structurally unsafe.