'We saved the child from drowning': In Gaza, winter storm makes displacement even deadlier
Wind and rain are tearing apart Gaza's tents, collapsing buildings and flooding streets and shelters. With many winter supplies barred by Israel, black-market merchants are selling tents for up to $1,000. One Palestinian said, 'We don't know where we will sleep the next time it rains'
People navigating flooded streets last week in the Al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza. Credit: AFP
Wind and rain are tearing apart Gaza's tents, collapsing buildings and flooding streets and shelters. With many winter supplies barred by Israel, black-market merchants are selling tents for up to $1,000. One Palestinian said, 'We don't know where we will sleep the next time it rains'
08:15 PM • January 06 2026 IST
When the rain began to fall on Gaza last week, it did not bring relief. It crept under thin plastic sheets, soaked blankets and turned displacement camps into rivers of mud. By morning, tents had collapsed or drifted away; children were pulled from rising water, and families who had already lost their homes found themselves drowning inside the structure that was supposed to shelter them.
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