At least 1.7 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants have been displaced. Many of them are now facing heavy rains as fears mount that flooding could overwhelm the sewage system. This is a displaced Palestinian.

Fayeza Srour: “Winter is a nightmare. The situation we’re facing right now will be a nightmare. In the past, I used to wish for winter to arrive and for the rain to fall, for the trees start to bloom and grow so that we can harvest, when everything looks very beautiful. But right now I pray every day for it not to rain. We are living in tents, nothing that protects us. When the rain falls, we will drown.”

While the rain brought misery to now-homeless Gazans, some also welcomed the downpours for finally providing drinkable water.