GENEVA: Two million people across Gaza are in danger of running out of water, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Saturday. “It has become ...
“It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now into Gaza to make water available for 2 million people,“ Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA commissioner-general, said in a statement.
People are being forced to use dirty water from wells after Gaza’s water plant and public water networks stopped working, he said, warning that the situation is exacerbating the risk of waterborne diseases. Lazzarini stressed that drinking water is also running out in south Gaza, where thousands of people have sought refuge since Israel on Friday ordered over 1 million Gazans to leave their homes in the northern strip to go to the south.
He emphasised the need for sending fuel into Gaza, saying: “Fuel is the only way for people to have safe drinking water. If not, people will start dying of severe dehydration, among them young children, the elderly, and women.”
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