70,000 Tents Flooded in Gaza as Civil Defense Declares Maximum Emergency

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Gaza's civil defense has declared a state of maximum emergency after floodwater swept through camps sheltering displaced families, inundating an estimated 70,000 tents. The flooding has left thousands of families without dry shelter, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation. Civil defense teams are working to reach affected areas and assist those whose tents were damaged or destroyed. The full scale of the damage and the number of people affected are still being assessed.