Photos: Heavy rains leave tens of thousands without shelter in Gaza

What the report says

Heavy rain has worsened the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, flooding tents used by displaced Palestinians and leaving many without shelter, according to reporting by Al Jazeera based on Palestinian authorities and aid officials. The situation was described in a photo report published on 8 November 2026, with flooding reported from Gaza City’s Remal neighbourhood and other northern and central parts of the territory.

Gaza authorities said roughly 70,000 tents, housing tens of thousands of displaced people, were flooded on the first day of the storm. The article also says collapsing walls and damaged roofs caused injuries in several areas. Palestinian Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal told AFP his teams received more than 1,500 emergency calls overnight and said responders lacked equipment and capacity to deal with the flooding.

The report adds that municipal and Civil Defence officials said fuel shortages and damaged equipment were making the response more difficult, while Israeli restrictions on aid were hampering efforts to address the crisis. As a broader backdrop, the article cites the UN humanitarian office as saying around 950,000 displaced people in Gaza are living in areas exposed to flooding.

The flooding underscores how vulnerable displaced families remain in Gaza, where many are already living in temporary shelters amid widespread war damage and limited emergency services.