UN Refugee Director in Gaza Raises Alarm on Drinking Water Crisis
- Displaced Gazans resort to drinking sewage water and using animal feed for survival.
- The head of UN refugee efforts in Gaza emphasizes clean drinking water as the top concern.
- Scott Anderson from UNRWA highlights the urgent need for basic necessities in Gaza.
Hanan Balkhy, from the World Health Organization, talked about how the war between Israel and Hamas is affecting healthcare in the region. She said that children are suffering a lot because of this. In Gaza, people are struggling to find food and clean water. The fighting and bombings make it hard to give help to those in need. Hanan Balkhy visited Gaza and saw how difficult it is for sick and injured people to get medical care. She thinks that the situation is very serious and needs urgent attention. The conflict is also affecting children's mental health, and it will be hard for them to recover without peace. In Khan Yunis, a city in Gaza, people are living in terrible conditions. They had to deal with sewage flooding their tents after a pipeline burst. Many families had to leave their homes because of the war. Around 1.7 million people are now seeking shelter in Khan Yunis and other parts of Gaza. They are struggling to find clean water and proper living conditions. The director of UNRWA, a relief agency for Palestinian refugees, said that the biggest problem is the lack of clean drinking water for the people in Gaza.