Half a million people in Gaza are living at flood prone sites as winter approaches, UN says

Half a million people in Gaza are displaced at flood-prone sites that could be at risk as winter approaches, according to the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa). 

The UN estimates that around half a million people in Gaza are in flood-prone sites. Harsh winter weather is compounded by heavy rain and rising sea levels, which cause sewage pile-ups and disease," Unrwa said on Monday. 

Unrwa has warned that the onset of winter risks compounding the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza.