GAZA, (PIC)
The Gaza Municipality said that the continued disruption of the Israeli occupation of the Mekorot water pipeline, as a result of the damage caused to it east of the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood, exacerbates the water crisis in the city, indicating that its crews “have the ability to repair it within 24 hours if the occupation allows it.”
The municipality revealed in a statement on Saturday that the occupation army is procrastinating in enabling its crews to reach the location of the broken water distribution line, stressing that it can repair the malfunction in the pipeline within 24 hours if its crews are allowed to reach the site in Al-Shujaiya.
The water line was severely damaged on Al-Muntar Street, near Al-Karama Street, as a result of the occupation forces’ incursion, which halted flow of water.
In its statement, the Gaza Municipality indicated that it exerted great efforts in coordination with the competent international authorities and organizations to enable its crews to reach the damaged area, and the final approval is being awaited to resume repair work.
The occupation authorities doubled the suffering of the residents of Gaza City, after it cut, last Saturday, the water coming from the Mekorot company, which represents 70 percent of the total supply available in it, amid warnings of a major thirst crisis among the displaced people who suffer from difficult living conditions.
Earlier, the Gaza Municipality warned of an unprecedented health and environmental disaster that threatens the lives of the city’s residents, due to the accumulation of 175,000 tons of waste and the leakage of sewage.
The municipality sounded the alarm about the outbreak of diseases and epidemics due to the accumulation of garbage in the streets of Gaza, and the leakage of sewage due to the huge destruction of the infrastructure, not to mention the decomposition of the bodies of victims under the rubble.
