Felix Tamsut with AP, Reuters With most homes damaged or destroyed by the war, Gazans are facing worsening humanitarian conditions due to heavy rain. Heavy…
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Source: Deutsche Welle
With most homes damaged or destroyed by the war, Gazans are facing worsening humanitarian conditions due to heavy rain.
Heavy rains sweeping across parts of the Middle East this week have flooded tens of thousands of tents inGaza's displaced persons' camps.
According to authorities in the enclave, at least 70,000 tents have been flooded over the past day, where tens of thousands of people took shelter.
No fatalities had been reported, although some people were injured.
Some of the tents have been washed away due to the weather, with mattresses and blankets soaked with water.
## Majority of houses destroyed
More than 1.6 million residents of Gaza's 2.1-million population now live in tents or other makeshift shelters due to Israel's war in the enclave.
UN data says some 80% of the enclave's structures have been damaged during the war, with two-thirds destroyed, leaving Gaza's residents — many of whom were displaced multiple times during the war between Israel and Hamas — to either live in tents or risk their lives and seek shelter in buildings that could be on the verge of collapse.
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine released a statement appealing for humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip due to the situation.