Published : 06-05-2021
Water has repeatedly been cut off across residential neighborhoods in Deraa camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
The residents warned of the repercussions of the water crisis on their children’s health condition in light of the global propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An AGPS reporter said most of the families sheltered in the camp are cash-stripped and cannot afford to by potable water from privately-owned tanks at up to 3,000 Syrian pounds a cubic meter.
Palestinian families continue to appeal to the Syrian authorities and the Water Company to take urgent action regarding their appeals to rehabilitate the water network.
All the way through Syria’s ten-year conflict, residents of Daraa Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria, have been grappling with dire humanitarian conditions owing to the high rates of unemployment and absence of vital facilities.
Civilians continue to sound distress signals over the absence of health services and life-saving medical kit. Most of the clinics and medical centers in the area have gone out of operation in the warfare.
Deraa camp and its surroundings returned to government control in the summer of 2018. The camp is now largely destroyed. Inside Deraa camp, all UNRWA premises including three school buildings and a clinic need substantial repairs or complete rebuilding.
Water has repeatedly been cut off across residential neighborhoods in Deraa camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
The residents warned of the repercussions of the water crisis on their children’s health condition in light of the global propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An AGPS reporter said most of the families sheltered in the camp are cash-stripped and cannot afford to by potable water from privately-owned tanks at up to 3,000 Syrian pounds a cubic meter.
Palestinian families continue to appeal to the Syrian authorities and the Water Company to take urgent action regarding their appeals to rehabilitate the water network.
All the way through Syria’s ten-year conflict, residents of Daraa Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria, have been grappling with dire humanitarian conditions owing to the high rates of unemployment and absence of vital facilities.
Civilians continue to sound distress signals over the absence of health services and life-saving medical kit. Most of the clinics and medical centers in the area have gone out of operation in the warfare.
Deraa camp and its surroundings returned to government control in the summer of 2018. The camp is now largely destroyed. Inside Deraa camp, all UNRWA premises including three school buildings and a clinic need substantial repairs or complete rebuilding.
