Gaza Floods Kill Four as Sand Berm Collapses on Displaced Families' Tents
Heavy rainfall and severe flooding in the Gaza Strip left at least four people dead, including three children, after a sand berm collapsed onto tents housing displaced families on Sunday night.
Heavy rains over the weekend triggered widespread flooding across the Gaza Strip, with water levels reaching up to 1.5 meters in certain areas, severely worsening humanitarian conditions.
The Civil Defense in Gaza stated that the intense rainfall caused a sand berm to collapse, crushing tents where families were sleeping on Sunday night, leaving at least four people dead, including three children.
According to United Nations estimates, approximately 65 percent of the population remains displaced, residing in temporary shelters and tents under extremely difficult living conditions.
Meanwhile, the US President's Peace Commission urged Israel to permit the entry of vital humanitarian aid, characterizing the current response to the severe flooding as inadequate to address the magnitude of the tragedy.