Hussein Owada has spent much of the past two days in a failing battle to prevent his tattered tent in southern Gaza from flooding as heavy rainfall pummeled the devastated enclave.
“The rain was heavy, and the holes were too many. Our mattresses and blankets were flooded,” said Mr. Owada, 23, who lives in the tent with his parents and three younger siblings.
“I have no plan, I gave up planning long time ago. With zero resources, planning is meaningless,” he added. “We are just trying to survive here.”
The punishing rain and chilling winds that have swept through Gaza since Friday are a bitter reminder that despite a cease-fire that went into effect last month, life remains far from normal for the enclave’s two million people.
After more than two years of war, many at still displaced and living in tent camps without access to running water or electricity. The Israeli military campaign razed huge swathes of Gaza, leaving many homeless.
The post Displaced Gazans Face More Misery as Torrential Rain Lashes Enclave appeared first on New York Times.
