A view shows piles of garbage, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, May 2, 2024. GENEVA: Mounds of trash rotting in the heat are piling up close to where displaced people are sheltering in Gaza, a UN official said on Friday , raising fears about the further spread of disease.
Louise Wateridge, an aid worker with United Nations Palestinian refugee agency , said that a pile of waste weighing an estimated 100,000 tonnes was building up near people's tents in central Gaza. Israel's COGAT, a branch of the military tasked with coordinating aid deliveries into Palestinian territories, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The World Health Organization's Tarik Jašarević said the trash, along with the rising heat, a lack of clean drinking water and sanitation services, was adding to disease risks.
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