conflict Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip
Gaza floods leave 200,000 without dry shelter and kill four
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Five displaced people were killed when a sandbank collapsed onto their tent in Deir el-Balah.
A weekend storm flooded or damaged 70,000 tents and left more than 200,000 people without safe, dry accommodation. A Deir el-Balah sandbank collapse killed four people; flooding mixed with sewage amid severe infrastructure damage.
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Water levels rose by 30cm at several camps in Gaza after the rain.
3 of 4 sources“In some displacement camps, water levels reached nearly 1.5 metres.”
- 150cmAl Jazeera
- 150cmUN News
- 150cmBBC News
- 30cmAl Jazeera
- 1,700families
About 1,700 Palestinian families live in al-Mina camp.
“where about 1,700 Palestinian families live”