Gaza winter turns deadly as flooded shelters drown displaced, survival becomes challenge

As winter rains pound Gaza, survival itself is becoming a daily battle for displaced families. Makeshift tents are collapsing under floodwater, turning shelter into a trap and basic belongings into ruins. Mattresses, clothes and food supplies are being swallowed by mud and sewage as temperatures drop and options disappear. Aid workers warn conditions are deteriorating faster than relief can arrive, while thousands remain stranded with nowhere else to go. Behind the floodwaters lies a deeper crisis—one that is forcing desperate choices and exposing the human cost of prolonged displacement.