Displaced families suffer in Gaza floods as 70,000 tents wrecked

Gaza's civil defence authorities declared a state of maximum emergency on Saturday as a rainstorm flooded about 70,000 tents housing displaced Palestinians and overwhelmed rescue services. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► youtube.com
The flooding has made daily life increasingly difficult for displaced families in the camps, now facing a third winter there after Israel's assault on Gaza. The authorities called on the international community to pressure Israel to allow the entry of specialised rescue equipment and vehicles, as well as tents, plastic sheeting and mobile homes to provide emergency shelter Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures ► theguardian.com
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