Gaza sanitation ‘perfect storm for tragedy’: UN

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Fuel shortages and the worsening sanitation situation in Gaza Strip are shaping up to be the perfect storm for tragedy through the spread of disease, the United Nations has warned, AFP reports.

“Without enough fuel, we will see the collapse of sanitation services. So we have then, on top of the mortars and the bombs, a perfect storm for the spread of disease. It’s a perfect storm for tragedy,” Unicef spokesman James Elder told a press briefing in Geneva.

 A Palestinian man wounded in an Israeli strike reacts next to children at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 20, 2023. —  Reuters
A Palestinian man wounded in an Israeli strike reacts next to children at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov 20, 2023. — Reuters

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