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Floods in Gaza Kill Four, Displace Thousands
Confirmed
In Short: Eight days after the flash floods struck Nepal, thousands of families are still waiting for news, with 4,216 people still missing and the death toll rising to 1,252.
At least four people, including four children, were killed in Gaza after heavy rains caused a sandbank to collapse, local health authorities reported on Sunday.
"We dug with our bare hands and pulled them out," Mustafa al-Masri said, recounting the desperate efforts to rescue those trapped by the floods.
Damage from Israel’s military actions has worsened the floods caused by heavy rain, local officials say.
Meanwhile, severe floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 56 people in India and 14 in Nepal, with authorities warning of continuing flash flood risks.
In Nepal, the disaster authority reported that devastating floods near the border with China have killed at least 675 people.
Eight days after the flash floods struck Nepal, thousands of families are still waiting for news, with 4,216 people still missing and the death toll rising to 1,252.
What's confirmed
- At least four people, including four children, were killed in Gaza after heavy rains caused a sandbank to collapse, local health authorities reported on Sunday.
- "We dug with our bare hands and pulled them out," Mustafa al-Masri said, recounting the desperate efforts to rescue those trapped by the floods.
- Damage from Israel’s military actions has worsened the floods caused by heavy rain, local officials say.
- Meanwhile, severe floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 56 people in India and 14 in Nepal, with authorities warning of continuing flash flood risks.
- In Nepal, the disaster authority reported that devastating floods near the border with China have killed at least 675 people.
- Eight days after the flash floods struck Nepal, thousands of families are still waiting for news, with 4,216 people still missing and the death toll rising to 1,252.
What's still developing
- Published by Ghulam Faruque Alam and Printed at Sariatpur Printing Press 28/B Toyenbee Circular Road,Dhaka-1000 and on behalf of HRC Media Ltd. 9/F, HRC Bhaban, 46 Kawran Bazar Dhaka-1215 Phone No: 02-41010655 Mobile No: 01841011947, 01841042595 E-Mail: businesstinesad@gmail.com Severe floods and torrential landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 56 people in India and 14 in Nepal with authorities in both nations warning on Sunday of continuing flash flood risks.
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- The group said turning lifesaving aid into political leverage violated humanitarian and legal obligations, noting that shelter supplies remained outside Gaza while displaced families faced flooding and cold temperatures amid harsh winter conditions.
- Winter weather has continued to wreak havoc in Gaza, with flooding and strong winds.