170 ألف طن من النفايات متراكمة في داخل المدينة

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170,000 Tons of Waste Accumulated Inside the City
Gaza Municipality Calls for Access to the Landfill East of the City
Municipality Media Office

The Gaza Municipality is calling for its crews to be granted access to the landfill in the Juhr Al-Deek area, east of the city, which has been inaccessible due to the occupation’s restrictions since the beginning of the aggression and acts of genocide in October 2023. The municipality warns of the severe consequences on public health and the environment if its teams continue to be denied access, noting that approximately 170,000 tons of waste have accumulated in the streets and temporary dumps within the city.

The municipality emphasized that the accumulation of such a large quantity of waste has led to an increase in rodents and harmful insects, posing significant health risks and endangering human life in the city.

The municipality urgently appealed to all international organizations to intervene immediately to address the worsening health and environmental conditions in the city. It also urged pressure on the occupation authorities to allow access to the landfill and to provide the municipality with the necessary equipment and fuel to mitigate the ongoing health and environmental catastrophe.

It is worth noting that the landfill in Juhr Al-Deek, east of the city, is the only landfill used by the municipality for waste collection. It serves eight municipalities in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as the municipalities of Wadi Gaza, Juhr Al-Deek, and Al-Mughraqa.