{
  "id": 19009333,
  "title": "Gaza sandbank collapse kills five amid heavy rains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/gaza-sandbank-collapse-kills-five-amid-heavy-rains",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T19:53:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-sandbank-collapse-kills-5-amid-heavy-rains"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At least five people, including three children, were killed after a sandbank collapsed in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah following heavy rains, according to Middle East Eye. A civil defence spokesman reported that five wounded individuals were rescued from the rubble after their tents were hit, and search efforts for survivors are ongoing.\n\nThe incident occurred as the first winter storm began affecting Gaza this weekend. Guardian Health reports that heavy rain hit on Saturday, prompting reports that approximately 70,000 tents were flooded within a 12-hour period. This has led to warnings regarding a worsening humanitarian situation for hundreds of thousands of displaced people living in temporary camps without adequate protection from the cold and rain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Health",
        "title": "Heavy rain floods displaced families’ tents in Gaza – in pictures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/heavy-rain-floods-displaced-families-tents-in-gaza-in-pictures",
        "published": "2026-11-08T18:50:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}