# ‘Our neighbours are gone’: Gaza survivors recount horrors of deadly floods

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/our-neighbours-are-gone-gaza-survivors-recount-horrors-of-deadly-floods/
- Published: 2026-11-11T14:04:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T21:57:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/11/11/as-gaza-flood-waters-subside-palestinians-assess-human-and-material-damage?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Flooding affected 106,000 people in Gaza.
- A sandbank collapse killed children and adults.
- Around 1.4 million people were in makeshift shelters.

## Summary

Heavy rain has flooded displacement camps and damaged war-devastated areas across Gaza, leaving shelters submerged and sanitation facilities overflowing. At least four children and two adults were killed in collapses, showing the acute risks faced by families living in exposed tents on unstable ground.

At Ard al-Ribat camp, a rain-weakened sandbank collapsed, burying two tents; residents searched by phone flashlight and dug by hand because they lacked excavation equipment. UNICEF said 106,000 people were directly affected, while more than 26,000 households had reported damage by 8 November. The UN estimated 1.4 million people, around 65 percent of Gaza’s population, were living in tents or makeshift shelters when the storm began on 6 November.

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