Soif À Farah - 24/06/2024 - Vidéo Dailymotion

MEDI1TV Afrique : Soif À Farah - 24/06/2024

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00:00The humanitarian situation in Rafah is resolutely disastrous.

00:15At least 360,000 people have fled since Israel issued the evacuation order.

00:22Sanitary needs are crying out, especially for children.

00:25Nearly 3,000 people suffering from malnutrition are at risk of dying in front of their families.

00:31More than a million people, including one resident of Gaza Sur 2,

00:35are facing catastrophic hunger levels.

00:38The World Food Programme says that thousands of families are still in need of help.

00:44Only 50,000 hot meals are served every day.

00:47Food distribution is regularly suspended due to the danger of the military situation.

00:53The operation limits humanitarian capacity to provide aid.

00:58A few dozen food trucks manage to pass.

01:01However, to keep the people of Gaza in good health,

01:04at least 500 aid trucks would be necessary per day.

01:08UNHCR health centres have not received medical supplies for nearly two weeks

01:14and medical staff continue to provide thousands of daily medical consultations.

01:19The situation is aggravated by a shortage of drinking water due to the shutdown of desalination plants,

01:25a crisis mainly caused by the shortage of fuel

01:28essential to the operation of these desalination infrastructures.

01:31The shutdown of plants has devastating repercussions.

01:34Families in Rafah have to travel long distances on foot,

01:38in scorching heat, to find water.

01:41Palestinians, already weakened by the conflict,

01:43are forced to consume non-drinkable water,

01:47thus increasing the risk of hydric diseases such as cholera.

01:51Or the dysentery of hospitals, already overwhelmed by the victims of fighting and bombings,

01:57struggle to meet the growing health needs of the population.

02:00Without water, for personal and domestic hygiene, the risk of transmissible diseases increases.

02:05UNHCR has emphasized the urgency of providing fuel

02:09to critical facilities in the Palestinian enclave and especially the city of Rafah,

02:13unless the population has water to drink.

02:16Do you realize what we are asking for today,

02:19what we have been reduced to, to ask for water?

02:21Rafah is thirsty, Rafah needs water and drinkable water.

02:25Otherwise, Rafah, it's simple, it's clear, Rafah will not be able to live without water.