Civil defence receives hundreds of distress calls after flooding in Gaza

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The Gaza Civil Defence has said it received hundreds of distress calls from displaced Palestinians whose tents and shelters were flooded by rainwater, Al Jazeera reports.

“Our crews can only evacuate citizens from their damaged shelters to other places that are mostly unsuitable to shelter, and they remain in the open — under the rain and bitter cold,” it said on Telegram.

“We appeal to people of conscience to rush to save these families and help them move to suitable shelters that protect them from rainwater,” it added.

The statement added that displaced people in the refugee camps in central Gaza City, al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, Rafah and western Deir el-Balah, in particular, need help.

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