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Article: MIDEAST: GAZA'S WATER SUPPLY NEAR COLLAPSE
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- Inter Press Service English News Wire
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- September 17, 2009
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Mel Frykberg
Inter Press Service English News Wire
09-17-2009
RAMALLAH, Sep. 16, 2009 (IPS/GIN) - The International Committee
of the Red Cross has warned that Gaza's access to safe supply of
drinking water could cease at any time. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) says outbreaks of disease could be triggered as
a consequence.
The warnings follow a United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) report Monday that "Gaza's underground water system is in
danger of collapse after recent conflict compounded by years of
overuse and contamination."
"An outbreak of Hepatitis A and parasitic infections could occur
at any time," Mahmoed Daher from WHO in Gaza told IPS. "Already the
number of people, ...