Israeli occupation army is causing an environmental disaster
in Gaza City
Wednesday, July 17, 2002
Recently, Israeli occupation forces have been attempting to create an environmental
disaster inside the Gaza Strip. The biggest water treatment plant is located
about 5 Km south of Gaza city. It is also near the Jewish settlement of
Nitzarim.
According to Palestinian media sources, Israeli bulldozers and tanks have
gone into a rampage of destroying farmlands south of the station, which
is responsible for treating most of the city's sewerage water. The tanks
destroyed pipes, which carry sewerage water and also treated water from
in and out of the station. Now, sewerage waters are flooding out of the
station in all directions, according to Mr. Saad Kharma, Acting Mayor of
Gaza City, in a statement to media sources on July 15th.
Mr. Kharma added that the situation is becoming extremely critical because
Israeli army is preventing municipality maintenance crews from doing their
job.
He said that Israeli tanks fire their machine guns at the technicians whenever
they (Municipality crews) try to go in to repair the damage. The situation
is still tense and critical.
Reported by B. Samed,
July 17th., 2002
Gaza, Palestine
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