Unrwa documents 'appalling conditions' of displaced people at Gaza school

Unrwa has documented "utterly appalling conditions" as a consequence of the siege in one school-turned-shelter for displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

The school, in Deir al-Balah, a city in central Gaza, had seen two people die from lack of sanitation so far. 

The facility is sheltering 14,000 people, who share 25 toilets, meaning 560 people share one toilet lacking hygine products and short on water.

"People are being killed by bombs and strikes, and now they're also dying from disease and malnourishment - consequences of the imposed siege," said Louise Wateridge, Unrwa's spokesperson who visited the school. 

“This school is sheltering 14,000 people in classrooms and in makeshift shelters in the courtyard. […] The facility only has 25 toilets.”@UNWateridge visited an @UNRWA school in Deir Al Balah, documenting the appalling conditions of displaced people in #Gaza. #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/k176F0PVuE

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) July 11, 2024