More than 800,000 Palestinians in Gaza at risk of flooding, Norwegian Refugee Council says

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Wednesday that only a trickle of tents and shelters has been allowed into the Gaza Strip.

The NRC said that the United Nations and international aid groups have only been able to bring 15,600 tents into Gaza since the October ceasefire. 

“At least 761 displacement sites hosting around 850,000 people are at risk of flooding,” NRC said. 

“International aid organisations remain blocked from bringing in relief, and nearly 4,000 pallets of shelter materials have been rejected," the NRC said. 

"Gaza urgently needs heavy machinery, tools and shelter items to prevent catastrophic flooding," the statement added.