Five killed in Gaza after sand embankment collapses onto tents, first responders say

The International Organization for Migration's regional crisis co-ordinator, Karl Baker, told the BBC from Gaza that the territory's 2.1 million population was confined to only 30% of its total area and that many people were forced to live in areas particularly prone to flooding.

He said the UN agency and its partners were trying to make sure there were enough tents and tarpaulins, as well as improved drainage in camps, to help them get through the winter.

However, he warned that aid currently getting into Gaza was not sufficient to meet the demands of the population, describing it as "the very smallest of Band-Aids" [plasters].