Published : 26-02-2017
The Palestinian Charity Commission sounded distress signals over the acute dearth in potable water in Yarmouk, Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees and several displaced Syrian nationals have been relying on the sole tank available in the area to secure potable water supplies, forcing the commission to regulate water distribution and limit the allowed quantity to 20 liters per day.
The charity warned of the swift propagation of life-threatening diseases and infections among thousands of civilians and refugees in such southern Damascus areas of Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem, due to contaminated water supplies. Several children have been diagnosed with sharp diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases, and leishmaniasis, among other lethal infections.
The Syrian government cut off water supplies to Yarmouk Camp and its environs since September 9, 2014, leaving relief charities with no other option than to reclaim artesian water wells.
The situation has gone far worse due to a tough blockade imposed on Yarmouk by ISIS militias and the AlNusra Front since April 2014. Following clashes with AlNusra Front on April 7, 2016, ISIS tightened grip on the camp, blocking civilians’ access out of the beleaguered shelter to fetch water.
The Palestinian Charity Commission sounded distress signals over the acute dearth in potable water in Yarmouk, Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem.
Thousands of Palestinian refugees and several displaced Syrian nationals have been relying on the sole tank available in the area to secure potable water supplies, forcing the commission to regulate water distribution and limit the allowed quantity to 20 liters per day.
The charity warned of the swift propagation of life-threatening diseases and infections among thousands of civilians and refugees in such southern Damascus areas of Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem, due to contaminated water supplies. Several children have been diagnosed with sharp diarrhea, inflammatory bowel diseases, and leishmaniasis, among other lethal infections.
The Syrian government cut off water supplies to Yarmouk Camp and its environs since September 9, 2014, leaving relief charities with no other option than to reclaim artesian water wells.
The situation has gone far worse due to a tough blockade imposed on Yarmouk by ISIS militias and the AlNusra Front since April 2014. Following clashes with AlNusra Front on April 7, 2016, ISIS tightened grip on the camp, blocking civilians’ access out of the beleaguered shelter to fetch water.
