Heavy rainstorms have unleashed chaos across Gaza this week, flooding makeshift tent camps and creating desperate conditions for displaced Palestinian families.
Video footage shows families forced to scoop water from their soaked tents as they grapple with the new environmental crisis atop the existing humanitarian catastrophe.
Thousands of Tents Submerged
The Palestinian civil defence authority has confirmed the scale of the damage, reporting that thousands of tents sheltering displaced families were either flooded or damaged by the torrential downpours.
With their already fragile shelters compromised, many displaced individuals now face the elements with little protection as the harsh winter season begins.
Aid Restrictions and Looming Winter
Compounding the disaster, the United Nations stated on Monday that Israel was still limiting the number of trucks bringing aid into the strip.
This critical restriction persists even as the population braces for a harsh winter, with shelter and food already in desperately short supply.
The convergence of flooding, aid shortages, and overcrowded living conditions has sparked serious concerns about the potential for widespread disease outbreaks among the vulnerable population.
