Water Fact: Children in Gaza at risk of dying of thirst
For decades the Gaza Strip has suffered from an insufficient supply of clean water. Now, according to UNICEF, “just 40 percent of drinking water production facilities remain functional in Gaza (87 out of 217). Without fuel, every one of these will stop operating within weeks...If the current more than 100-day blockade on fuel coming into Gaza does not end, children will begin to die of thirst.”
The June 20th briefing by the UN organization continued: “Gaza is facing what would amount to a man-made drought. Water systems are collapsing.” In the words of one Gaza resident, “We have learnt to live without so much. Without our homes; without safety; without loved ones…we have even learnt we can live without food for a week or more…but we cannot survive days without water.”
Please note: there will be no Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine Bi-Weekly Briefs this summer.
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