Their homes are gone, and now floodwater has swept through their tents. Families in Gaza face a freezing winter with nothing left to protect their children. Give now, before the next storm hits.
Between 6 and 8 November, heavy rain flooded displacement camps across Gaza. Families who had already lost their homes woke up to find their tents underwater, their blankets and belongings soaked, and their shelters collapsing around them.
At least five people, including children, were killed when a rain-soaked embankment collapsed onto tents near Deir al-Balah.
The damage so far:
Floodwater mixed with sewage is pooling around tents and spreading disease. Latrines, learning spaces and health points have been damaged. People with disabilities are being hit hardest: in a recent assessment of 335 households across Gaza, 62% said flooding stopped people with disabilities from getting in or out of their shelters.
Gaza’s rainy season runs from October to April, and mostrain usually falls between December and February, but this rainhas come early. Forecasts predict a much higher chance of a wet end to the year, and the drainage systems, pumps and repair materials are in desperate short supply.
Without urgent action, these camps will flood again. We have a short window to act before the next storm.
Could provide sandbags to hold back floodwater
Could provide a family with a hot meal for a month
Can provide two essential winter blankets to help keep a family warm.
Could provide sandbags and tarps to protect a family’s shelter
Could provide a winter survival pack: thermal blankets, bedding and hot food
Could provide 4 families blankets for the winter
Allahummahawalaynawa la ‘alayna
O Allah, let the rain fall around us and not upon us.
(Bukhari)
O Allah, shelter the people of Gaza in Your mercy. Keep them safe from the floods and the cold, and turn this rain into a source of relief, not harm. Heal the injured, have mercy on those who have died, and comfort the families who are grieving. Lighten the burden of the displaced, give them a protection only You can give, and let us be among those who help them. Ameen.
Your donation can help provide sandbags and protection to strengthen shelters and protect families from winter storms. Every contribution helps keep families safe, dry and warm.
Funds raised from this appeal will support the Gaza Emergency Appeal, providing urgent humanitarian assistance to those in need.
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