Ramallah, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) At least nine people have died, and many others have been injured in the Gaza Strip in recent hours due to heavy rains from Storm Byron, which caused flooding, Palestinian media reported on Friday.

Civil Defense teams informed that at least ten houses, two of them in the Al-Karama and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods of Gaza, collapsed in the last few hours.

The low-pressure system also caused flooding and damage in large areas of Al-Bassa and Al-Baraka in the city of Deir al-Balah, and the Central Market in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned that Byron threatens more than 795,000 displaced Gazans.

The organization underscored that despite the ceasefire, displaced Palestinians continue to live in overcrowded areas with little protection from the rising water levels.

Amid this situation, the Palestinian Meteorological Department predicted that the region will continue to be affected by the low-pressure system on Friday and over the weekend, stating that the weather will remain cold and rainy.

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