Floods in Gaza refugee camps

Floods in Gaza refugee camps

Mahmoud Basal, a spokesman for the Gaza Civil Defense, said that dozens of tents and temporary shelters housing displaced people were flooded due to heavy rain and cold weather.

He said many tents were flooded, and temporary shelters were not even protected from normal weather conditions.

The lack of reliable shelters exacerbates the problems with food, clean drinking water, medicine, and heating in Gaza.

Basal called on the international community to intervene immediately and force Israel to lift restrictions on the passage of essential humanitarian aid shipments, particularly waterproof tents and emergency relief supplies.

Israel has been besieging Gaza for 18 years. The military campaign, which began in October 2023, has forced nearly 2 million of the 2.3 million population to flee their homes.