Published : 24-06-2022
Local authorities repaired parts of the sewage network in Deraa Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
Municipality staff workers replaced a 30-meter line of dilapidated pipes and repaired other pipes to stop the flow of waste water to civilian homes and access roads.
The residents have frequently denounced the breakdowns rocking the sewerage network in the camp, resulting in sewage overflows into residential neighborhoods. Civilian houses sustained material damage.
All the way through Syria’s eleven-year conflict, residents of Daraa Camp have been grappling with dire humanitarian conditions owing to the high rates of unemployment and absence of vital facilities.
UN data indicates that Deraa refugee camp is located inside Deraa City, in southern Syria. Palestinian refugees came to the Deraa area in two waves in 1948 and in 1967.
However, as the recent conflict unraveled, the camp became engulfed by violence and 90 per cent of the camp population had to leave the camp and seek safety in other areas such as Deraa city, Damascus or Jordan. Most UNRWA services were moved to alternative premises in Deraa city.
Deraa camp was home to 10,500 Palestine refugees before 2011. As of November 2018, only 400 Palestine refugee families have returned since the camp returned to government hands. As of February 2020, some 800 families had returned to Daraa camp and 750 students to the UNRWA schools, according to UNRWA.
Local authorities repaired parts of the sewage network in Deraa Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
Municipality staff workers replaced a 30-meter line of dilapidated pipes and repaired other pipes to stop the flow of waste water to civilian homes and access roads.
The residents have frequently denounced the breakdowns rocking the sewerage network in the camp, resulting in sewage overflows into residential neighborhoods. Civilian houses sustained material damage.
All the way through Syria’s eleven-year conflict, residents of Daraa Camp have been grappling with dire humanitarian conditions owing to the high rates of unemployment and absence of vital facilities.
UN data indicates that Deraa refugee camp is located inside Deraa City, in southern Syria. Palestinian refugees came to the Deraa area in two waves in 1948 and in 1967.
However, as the recent conflict unraveled, the camp became engulfed by violence and 90 per cent of the camp population had to leave the camp and seek safety in other areas such as Deraa city, Damascus or Jordan. Most UNRWA services were moved to alternative premises in Deraa city.
Deraa camp was home to 10,500 Palestine refugees before 2011. As of November 2018, only 400 Palestine refugee families have returned since the camp returned to government hands. As of February 2020, some 800 families had returned to Daraa camp and 750 students to the UNRWA schools, according to UNRWA.
