At least nine killed in Gaza as heavy rainfall triggers collapses

A strong storm, currently hitting Gaza, has killed at least nine Palestinians and injured several others, according to the Wafa news agency, as heavy rains cause flooding and structural collapses.

Local sources told Wafa that five Palestinians died overnight when a house sheltering displaced families collapsed in the Bir an-Naaja area of North Gaza.

Earlier on Friday morning, two more were killed after a large wall fell onto tents housing displaced people in the Rimal neighbourhood of western Gaza City.