Gaza flood kills 4 at displaced camp in Deir al-Balah

Heavy rain caused a sand embankment to collapse in Gaza on Sunday evening, killing three children and one woman at a tent camp for the displaced. The incident occurred in a camp south of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the storm. Five people were rescued with injuries. The victims were identified as siblings Mariam and Salah Nabhan, Habiba al-Zein, and Tahir Nabhan. The UN estimates about 950,000 displaced people in Gaza are living in flood-risk areas, with nearly 400,000 in high-risk zones. Torrential rain began Saturday, flooding tents with water up to nearly 5 feet, and first responders could only address about 10% of roughly 2,100 distress calls.