Three-quarters of Gazans drink polluted water, says UNRWADestroying 600 kilograms of rotten fish in Al-Balili market in Amanat Al-Asimah

Amman: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on Sunday that the rapid deterioration of the situation in Gaza is unprecedented, especially the spread of infectious diseases due to water pollution.

“3 out of 4 people in Gaza drink from polluted water sources, which exacerbates the spread of infectious diseases that are spreading at a high rate among the population,” the UNRWA said Sunday in a statement

Source: Jordan News Agency

The inspection team in the Production and Marketing Services Sector of the Ministry of Fisheries destroyed 600 kilograms of fish unfit for human use, in Al-Balili Market in Amanat Al-Asimah.

The Undersecretary for the Production and Marketing Services Sector, Abdul-Ghani Al-Wali, explained to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that this quantity was destroyed after completing all legal procedures regarding it by the field inspection team.

He pointed out that controlling and destroying spoiled fish is part of the procedures undertaken by the Ministry of Fisheries, with the aim of preserving the quality of fish products and providing them to the consumer fresh.

Source: Yemen News Agency