Oxfam: Epidemic Risk Rising as Rafah Invasion Compounds Lethal Cocktail of Over-Crowding, Sewage and Hunger
May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Oxfam America issued the following news release on May 13, 2024:
The destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure by the Israeli forces along with severe over-crowding, malnutrition and heat is pushing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic outbreak, Oxfam warned today.
The situation is further compounded by the Israeli invasion of Rafah which has forced over 350,000 people to flee to already overcrowded shelters and camps . . .
The destruction of critical water and sanitation infrastructure by the Israeli forces along with severe over-crowding, malnutrition and heat is pushing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic outbreak, Oxfam warned today.
The situation is further compounded by the Israeli invasion of Rafah which has forced over 350,000 people to flee to already overcrowded shelters and camps . . .