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Gaza floods destroy tent shelters as families await blocked aid

Deadly weekend storms have left displaced Palestinians in soaked shelters, while aid agencies say 150,000 replacement tents await Israeli approval to enter Gaza.

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Chapters · 2

  1. 1Heavy Rains Flood Gaza Tents, Leaving 350,000 Without Shelter
  2. 2Gaza floods destroy tent shelters as families await blocked aid

Key moments · 14

Beach families improvise seawater barriers from damaged cooking pots

Al Jazeera ↗

Families flee flooded camps across several parts of Gaza

World News CNA ↗

Aid shortages hamper response as responsibility is disputed

World News ↗

Local authorities report about 70,000 tents have flooded

Franceinfo ↗

Civil Defence reports more than 1,500 emergency calls

Al Jazeera ↗

Residents report sewage mixing with floodwater in shelters

France 24 - Middle East ↗

Sandbank collapse kills five, including three children

Middle East Eye ↗

Gaza Civil Defence declares maximum state of emergency

Middle East Eye ↗

Al Jazeera reports mobile homes remain blocked from Gaza

Al Jazeera ↗

Sand embankment collapses onto tents, killing five

Middle East Eye ↗

Gulf News estimates 350,000 people without shelter

Gulf News ↗

More than 2,000 buildings at risk amid floods

Al Jazeera ↗

Storm kills four family members in Gaza tent camps

New York Times - Middle East ↗

150,000 new shelters await approval to enter Gaza

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  4. Gaza’s infrastructure collapse leaves residents defenceless against floods
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  1. In Gaza, floods finish what the bombs started
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  2. Gaza Floods Kill 4
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  3. ‘We woke up soaking wet’: Gaza’s displaced face another winter of floods and collapsed shelters
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  4. Palestine Weekly: West Bank on fire – and Gaza’s tents under water - Al Jazeera
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  5. Palestine Weekly: West Bank on fire – and Gaza’s tents under water
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  1. Families in Gaza patch torn shelters as rain exposes the misery and dangers of life in flimsy tents
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  2. Displaced families suffer in Gaza floods as 70,000 tents wrecked – video
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  3. Jerusalem Daily: Deadly aftermath of Gaza rainstorm continues
    Al Jazeera
  4. Six killed in Gaza flooding as tents collapse during downpours with 10,000 more displaced
    The Independent
  5. Floods have added insult to injury for Gazans
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22 articles

  1. Gaza rescuers say five killed after storm collapses sand mound onto tents - Al Arabiya English
    Al Arabiya English
  2. Deadly sand cliff collapses on displaced families in Gaza
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  3. Gaza sandbank collapse kills five amid heavy rains
    Middle East Eye
  4. Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures
    Guardian Health
  5. ‘No one asks about us’: 70,000 Gaza tents flooded in 12 hours
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  1. Heavy rain leave tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza: local authorities
    Japan Times
  2. Jerusalem Daily: Heavy rains flood Gaza
    Al Jazeera
  3. Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza
    BBC - Home
  4. Tens of thousands of tents flooded after heavy rains in Gaza - BBC
    BBC
  5. ‘We do not want to die from the cold’: Gaza families struggle as rain floods shelters
    Middle East Eye