India, Nov. 10 -- Plan International said on Nov. 9, 2026 that an urgent surge in humanitarian relief supplies is essential to address catastrophic flooding across the Gaza Strip as winter sets in, warning that children face cold, rising waters and unsafe shelter.
Plan International warning and call for action
Plan’s Country Director for the occupied Palestinian territory and Global Humanitarian Director, Dr. Unni Krishnan, said catastrophic flooding and the onset of winter are compounding the suffering of children who have been displaced and “robbed of their homes.”
Dr. Krishnan said Plan is hearing “heartbreaking stories of children trying to fight the floods with nothing but mugs and buckets,” adding: “There is only so much a child ca...