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Storm Byron Floods Gaza Camps, Kills 14 as Tents and Buildings Collapse

UN agencies warn access restrictions are hobbling a life‑saving flood response.

Overview

  • Authorities report 14 deaths, including children, after days of heavy rain, high winds and widespread flooding across the Gaza Strip.
  • Local officials say about 27,000 tents were flooded or swept away and at least 13 homes or buildings collapsed, with impacts reported across hundreds of sites.
  • IOM estimates nearly 795,000 displaced people face heightened flood risk as rainfall persists, with many shelters on low, debris‑filled ground lacking drainage.
  • UN bodies cite delays and rejections of timber, pumps, sandbags and other materials, with UNRWA saying it has shelter supplies for up to 1.3 million people staged outside Gaza.
  • Israeli agency COGAT says it is facilitating aid flows, including tents and shelter equipment, disputing assertions that it is blocking essential relief.