Gaza Municipality: Citizens experience severe thirst after 75% of wells destroyed
The Gaza Municipality said on Sunday that a severe state of thirst is looming on the horizon with the onset of rising temperatures and an increase in the need for water by citizens and displaced persons. This is due to the Israeli enemy's destruction of 75% of water wells since the beginning of its genocidal crime on October 7, 2023.
The municipality confirmed that the city is experiencing catastrophic conditions due to the destruction of the wells and the lack of fuel needed to operate the remaining wells, in addition to the intermittent pumping of Mekorot water, which has resulted in a severe state of thirst in the city, according to the "Sanad News Agency."
It indicated that the state of thirst could lead to serious health and environmental crises if international agencies and organizations do not intervene urgently to provide the necessary resources and fuel, rehabilitate and operate destroyed facilities, and provide water to citizens.
The Gaza Municipality noted that the current water supply does not exceed 35,000 cubic meters (cubics) per day, out of the 120,000 cubic meters pumped during such periods before the Israeli aggression. This amount is extremely low compared to the city's actual need.
It explained that this amount is distributed between approximately 20,000 cubic meters of "mekorot" water, and 15,000 cubic meters produced by municipal wells, which operate for very limited hours due to fuel and electricity shortages, in addition to limited quantities produced by private wells.
Previously, the Gaza Municipality warned of a major water crisis due to the continued reduction in fuel supplies to the municipality. It noted that the fuel supply is insufficient to operate its water wells for sufficient hours to provide a minimum amount of water, in addition to the lack of fuel to distribute water to owners of private wells in areas without water supply.
The Israeli aggression and the genocidal crime waged by the enemy against the Gaza Strip have caused widespread destruction to water facilities, including 115,000 linear meters of water lines and networks, 63 wells, and four large reservoirs, in addition to the desalination plant northwest of Gaza. Which was producing about 10,000 cups of water per day, according to a previous statement by the Gaza Municipality.
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