Children reported dead after floods rip through displacement camps in Gaza | BBC News

Torrential rain has reportedly flooded more than 70,000 tents across Gaza, leaving four dead and many Palestinians without a dry place to sleep.

Three children and one woman were killed when a sand embankment collapsed onto tents in central Gaza following heavy rain, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

The Civil Defence service, which operates under the Hamas-run interior ministry, said the “humanitarian tragedy” should prompt urgent action by international organisations to provide safe shelters for displaced people and move tents away from sandy areas, slopes and locations at risk of collapse.

UN agencies have called on Israeli authorities to allow in the specialist equipment and materials required to improve living conditions for displaced families.

The BBC spoke to many residents who say the major storms have compounded their misery.

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