Gaza City municipality warns of sewage overflow following Israeli attack

Sewage water from collapsed underground pipes covers an area by destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 8, 2024. [Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images]

The Gaza City municipality has warned of sewage overflow in Az-Zeitoun district, after the Israeli occupation army bombed the emergency system of the wastewater pumping station at dawn on Monday, the Palestinian Information Centre has reported.

The municipality said today that its emergency plan to handle sewage in the district was disrupted as a result of the Israeli attack, and warned of a health and environmental disaster in the area.

Officials appealed to local and international organisations to help contain the situation and repair the damage to prevent the situation deteriorating.

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