Gaza municipality warns of humanitarian disaster

Gaza municipality has warned that a humanitarian disaster might soon befall the Gaza Strip due to fuel-related stoppage of its services especially sewage treatment.

Municipality head Rafiq Mikki said in a TV interview on Wednesday that if fuel was not provided to his municipality in the course of one week it would be forced to stop pumping water from wells to people’s houses.

He said that the municipality had partially shut down sewage pumps and would be forced to stop carrying away garbage for the same reason of lack of fuel.

Mikki said that the municipality, which basically provides services to inhabitants, operates its services depending on special tools and vehicles that need fuel to function.