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Four die after Gaza tent camp collapses in winter storm

A woman and three children were killed when heavy rain brought down tents at a displacement camp. Palestinian authorities criticised what they called international inaction.

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What’s new: RTÉ's latest report identifies the four people killed as a woman and three children.

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  • Four people, a woman and three children, died after heavy rain collapsed tents at a displacement camp in Gaza. RTÉ News

  • Two people remained missing after a sandbank collapsed onto a tent in Deir el-Balah on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported. Residents tried to reach survivors by digging with their hands. Al Jazeera

  • Gaza’s Government Media Office blamed Israel, the United States and the international community, while a UN migration agency official said aid entering Gaza was insufficient for people’s needs. BBC NewsAl Jazeera