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Heavy rain inundates shelters for people displaced by war in Gaza

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On November 7, 2026, heavy rain caused flooding in tens of thousands of tents used as shelters for displaced people in war-torn Gaza. The Hamas-run government media office reported that approximately 70,000 tents were flooded and several walls and roofs collapsed, leading to injuries. Civil defense teams received over 1,500 calls for assistance but operate without adequate resources, prompting an urgent appeal to the international community for aid.
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On November 7, 2026, heavy rain flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza. The Hamas-run government media office reported that around 70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced individuals were affected on the first day of rains. Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal stated his teams received over 1,500 calls from residents requesting urgent assistance during the night as their shelters flooded. The rain caused injuries in various areas and led to the collapse of cracked walls and roofs. The civil defense agency emphasized its inability to provide aid due to a lack of equipment, issuing an urgent call for international community and humanitarian organization intervention to assist hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

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Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP his teams had received more than 1,500 calls during the night from residents requesting urgent assistance after their tents were flooded, explaining that the agency "is operating without any equipment or capabilities". "We have issued an urgent distress call to the international community and humanitarian organisations to intervene immediately to save hundreds of thousands of displaced people from the flooding of their tents.
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My children ask me where we will sleep tonight, and I have no answer".
2026-11-09 · The Hindu
Heavy rain inundates shelters for people displaced by war in Gaza · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Heavy rain on Saturday (November 7, 2026) flooded tens of thousands of displaced people's tents in war-devastated Gaza, Palestinian authorities said, leaving them without shelter. asserted
authorities → flood → shelter
In a statement, the Hamas-run government media office said that about "70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day" of rains. asserted
tents → run → rains
It also noted the "collapse of dozens of cracked walls and roofs, which caused injuries", some critical, in various areas of the tiny territory. asserted
some → note → territory
Since early Saturday (November 7, 2026), hundreds of displaced families have been seen fleeing camps in parts of Gaza City and in the central and northern areas of the Strip after they were inundated by rainwater. asserted
they → displace → rainwater
Civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP his teams had received more than 1,500 calls during the night from residents requesting urgent assistance after their tents were flooded, explaining that the agency "is operating without any equipment or capabilities". "We have issued an urgent distress call to the international community and humanitarian organisations to intervene immediately to save hundreds of thousands of displaced people from the flooding of their tents. asserted
We → tell → tents
"We cannot face the consequences of this storm on our own." asserted
We → face → own
Um Muhammad al-Hersh, 45, who lives with her family in a tent in western Gaza, told AFP, "We were not able to save the mattresses, and all the clothes were soaked. asserted
clothes → live → mattresses
Our suffering is repeated every winter." asserted
suffering → repeat → ?
Maryam Odeh, 34, who lives with her children in Deir al-Balah, said, "We no longer know how to protect our children. asserted
We → live → children
My children ask me where we will sleep tonight, and I have no answer". asserted
I → ask → answer
For his part, Khaled al-Najjar, 41, said, "We fear for our children not only from the flooding of the tents, but also from the cold and the widespread diseases". asserted
We → say → cold
A coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations warned in a statement of "the catastrophe that has come to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents", pointing to the risk of the spread of diseases and epidemics. asserted
that → warn → diseases
The coalition, which includes dozens of local institutions and organisations, called for "pressure on Israel to allow the entry of humanitarian aid without restrictions". asserted
which → include → restrictions
A fragile ceasefire came into effect on October 10, 2025, after two years of war that erupted following the unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023. asserted
that → come → October
Despite the ceasefire agreement reached with Egyptian, Qatari, and American mediation, the Israeli army continues airstrikes and ground operations on an almost daily basis. asserted
army → reach → basis
Mustafa Qazzaat, a member of the Gaza city council and an official in the Strip's emergency committee, said Israel has not allowed prefabricated homes to shelter the displaced in Gaza since the truce was announced, and has only permitted the entry of limited numbers of tents. asserted
truce → say → tents
Mr. Qazzaat told AFP on Saturday that Gaza "needs 200,000 prefabricated homes urgently, in addition to the entry of heavy machinery to remove the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings, open main roads, and urgently provide electricity and heating". asserted
Gaza → tell → electricity
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