Heavy rainfall continued to inundate makeshift shelters in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis on Sunday, flooding dozens of tents that house displaced families, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense.

The downpour marks the third straight day of severe weather in the Gaza Strip, where a cold front has brought persistent rain, sharp winds, and falling temperatures. Meteorologists expect conditions to ease by Sunday evening, but the impact has already been severe.

Powerful winds have ripped through the densely packed tent camps, toppling or blowing away thousands of shelters. Many families, unable to withstand the harsh conditions, have fled to the ruins of bombed-out buildings—structures that officials warn are dangerously unstable.

In a statement, the Civil Defense again cautioned that destroyed, structurally unstable buildings could collapse at any moment under the weight of heavy rain and strong winds.

The Civil Defense urged the international community to provide emergency assistance to Gaza, stressing that every passing second brings more harm and pain to the Palestinian people.

According to the Gaza Media Office, about 1.5 million Palestinians remain displaced across the Strip, living in dire conditions with limited access to food, water, electricity, and other basic necessities under Israel’s continuing blockade.

Since October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed more than 69,000 Palestinians—mostly women and children—and reduced much of Gaza’s infrastructure and residential areas to rubble.