Published : 09-11-2017
The remaining Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk refugee camp suffer greatly from the ongoing, complete power outages throughout the camp for nearly five years, as a result of the continued siege imposed on the camp for about 1574 days. This has pushed the residents to becoming self-reliant in providing electricity, posing a real danger on their lives. In an incidents which proves this, Palestinian refugee “Moaz Ayman Al-Badawy” died on 4-10-2015, in a fire that broke out while trying to extract fuel by burning plastic materials, causing severe burns to his body which led to his death. In the meantime, the regime army and the Popular Front General Command checkpoints are banning the entrance of food and basic materials to Yarmouk, aggravating the suffering of its residents. 182 victims have died due to lack of nutrition and medical care following the severe siege.
The remaining Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk refugee camp suffer greatly from the ongoing, complete power outages throughout the camp for nearly five years, as a result of the continued siege imposed on the camp for about 1574 days. This has pushed the residents to becoming self-reliant in providing electricity, posing a real danger on their lives. In an incidents which proves this, Palestinian refugee “Moaz Ayman Al-Badawy” died on 4-10-2015, in a fire that broke out while trying to extract fuel by burning plastic materials, causing severe burns to his body which led to his death. In the meantime, the regime army and the Popular Front General Command checkpoints are banning the entrance of food and basic materials to Yarmouk, aggravating the suffering of its residents. 182 victims have died due to lack of nutrition and medical care following the severe siege.
