The UN agency said the “appalling” hygiene conditions in Gaza were threatening children’s lives and health.
“Sewage water is all over the streets,” UNICEF spokesman Salim Oweis said from central Deir el-Balah, where untreated sewage run-off has formed large pools on the road.
“With the lack of clean water, the destruction of the sanitation system, sewage treatment systems, children and families are still struggling,” he said.
UNICEF sounds alarm over Gaza’s clean water, sewage crisis
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