Published : 28-12-2016
Palestinian families seeking refuge in Qudsaya town, in Rural Damascus, have launched cries for help over the abject living conditions they have been made to endure in the area due to the price hike, high unemployment rates, and the decline in civilians’ purchasing power. High rental fees have added bad to worse.
“Despite the return of relative calm in the area, we have been enduring severe crises due to the chronic power blackouts and the acute dearth in fuel supplies,” refugee Abu Mohamed, displaced from Yarmouk, told AGPS.
Another refugee—Nasser—spoke out against the increase in rental fees following the retreat of the opposition battalions from the area.
“I used to pay 25,000 Syrian Liras (some $50) before the retreat of the opposition outfits. However, as soon as government troops broke into Qudsaya and lifted the blockade, the house owner notified me that he expects no less than 50,000 S.L per month,” added Nasser.
Former resident of Al-Sbeina Camp, Umm Hadi, said the situation has gone sharply down in Qudsaya following the withdrawal of the opposition squads.
She expressed disappointment over the government’s dragging of its feet vis-à-vis civilians’ frequent cries for help.
“Water supplies to the area have been cut off for over five days, forcing civilians to buy water at steep prices. This is another heavy burden imposed on our shoulders,” she stated.
“Piles of garbage are thrown everywhere in the streets and no one of our appeals have been taken into account,” Umm Hadi added.
Qudsaya town is a home to 250,000 inhabitants, including 6,000 Palestinian families mostly displaced from Yarmouk Camp.
Palestinian families seeking refuge in Qudsaya town, in Rural Damascus, have launched cries for help over the abject living conditions they have been made to endure in the area due to the price hike, high unemployment rates, and the decline in civilians’ purchasing power. High rental fees have added bad to worse.
“Despite the return of relative calm in the area, we have been enduring severe crises due to the chronic power blackouts and the acute dearth in fuel supplies,” refugee Abu Mohamed, displaced from Yarmouk, told AGPS.
Another refugee—Nasser—spoke out against the increase in rental fees following the retreat of the opposition battalions from the area.
“I used to pay 25,000 Syrian Liras (some $50) before the retreat of the opposition outfits. However, as soon as government troops broke into Qudsaya and lifted the blockade, the house owner notified me that he expects no less than 50,000 S.L per month,” added Nasser.
Former resident of Al-Sbeina Camp, Umm Hadi, said the situation has gone sharply down in Qudsaya following the withdrawal of the opposition squads.
She expressed disappointment over the government’s dragging of its feet vis-à-vis civilians’ frequent cries for help.
“Water supplies to the area have been cut off for over five days, forcing civilians to buy water at steep prices. This is another heavy burden imposed on our shoulders,” she stated.
“Piles of garbage are thrown everywhere in the streets and no one of our appeals have been taken into account,” Umm Hadi added.
Qudsaya town is a home to 250,000 inhabitants, including 6,000 Palestinian families mostly displaced from Yarmouk Camp.
