NEWS CENTER_ In recent days, torrential flodds and the latest low-pressure system swept through the tents and shelters of displaced people in the Gaza Strip, leaving a new wave of displacement for thousands of families in the open.

Heavy rains that fell at the end of last week led to a sharp deterioration in humanitarian conditions inside the Gaza Strip in Palestine and caused widespread losses in displacement camps and the health and environmental sectors, amid official indicators confirming that more than 200,000 citizens need urgent relief.

In a statement issued by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the toll of recorded damage was documented, as more than 40,000 shelters designated for displaced people were damaged, and more than 900 sanitation facilities were affected, while the rains also directly damaged 9 medical and health facilities.

The UN organization said that the latest low-pressure system doubled the suffering of residents and displaced people who fundamentally lack basic life necessities and adequate shelter, warning of a decline in the ability of humanitarian organizations to respond immediately and cover growing needs due to existing obstacles, which threatens to leave huge numbers of affected people in a harsh living environment.

According to the office, 245 shelter sites and 23 roadside sites need urgent interventions using heavy machinery, most of which are concentrated in the Strip. These figures reflect the extent of the damage and the need to strengthen logistical and humanitarian capacities to deal with the repercussions of the rains and the floods resulting from them, and to limit the worsening of residents' suffering.