Sally Stevenson, who is on assignment with MSF, tells of ‘appalling living conditions’, with no water or sewerage system and ‘loss of hope’
Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on 21 September.Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on 21 September.
Because of these “relentless forced movements”, she says the humanitarian zone measuring 41 sq km is home to 1.2 million displaced people.These shelters are “made with whatever is available, some plastic sheeting, torn pieces of cloth, cardboard”.“People just like you and me, are now living in the dirt or sand, with no food or water security … no education for their children, and very limited access to medical care due to a decimated health system.
“As winter approaches, we are seeing a distressing increase in upper respiratory tract infections, which we know will only get worse,” she says.
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