In Gaza, summer heat amplifies the daily struggle to survive

[bannork]

For Rida Abu Hadayed, summer adds a new layer of misery to a daily struggle to survive in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

 

With temperatures exceeding 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), daybreak begins with the cries of Hadayed’s seven children sweltering inside the displaced family’s cramped nylon tent. Outside, the humidity is unbearable.

 

The only way the 32-year-old mother can offer her children relief is by fanning them with a tray or bits of paper — whatever she can find. If she has water, she pours it over them, but that is an increasingly scarce resource.

 

In Gaza, summer heat amplifies the daily struggle to survive

[bannork]

Happier pictures and a video amidst the hardship

 

On the beaches of Khan Younis, families seek brief relief in the water, while parents fear the spread of illness due to limited access to clean supplies.

 

With no electricity and water supplies running low, residents say the conditions are becoming unbearable.

 

Aid agencies warn that collapsing water infrastructure, fuel shortages, and unsanitary conditions could trigger a wave of disease across already strained communities.

 

Gaza families turn to the sea as heat and water crisis worsens

 

[Bkk Brian]

3 hours ago, bannork said:

Happier pictures and a video amidst the hardship

 

On the beaches of Khan Younis, families seek brief relief in the water, while parents fear the spread of illness due to limited access to clean supplies.

 

With no electricity and water supplies running low, residents say the conditions are becoming unbearable.

 

Aid agencies warn that collapsing water infrastructure, fuel shortages, and unsanitary conditions could trigger a wave of disease across already strained communities.

 

Gaza families turn to the sea as heat and water crisis worsens

 

A day at the sea.