Torrential downpour flooded tents housing war-displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, compounding a deepening humanitarian crisis during the first winter storm of Ramadan as Israeli restrictions limited the flow of supplies.
A weather system brought rain and falling temperatures to Gaza late Monday and was expected to ease by Tuesday evening, meteorologist Laith al-Alami said in a post on Facebook.
Gaza’s Civil Defense said its crews received multiple distress calls overnight reporting flooded displacement camps caused by heavy rainfall.
Rescue teams saved several families after floodwaters submerged their tents in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the agency said.
Witnesses told Türkiye's Anadolu Agency (AA) that rainwater also inundated tents west of Gaza City, particularly in the al-Rimal neighborhood and near the port area.
