Reference : V-P-IL-E-02335
Date : 13/05/2011
Country/Region : GAZA; OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; ISRAEL
Caption : Central Gaza Strip, Wadi Gaza. Sewage flowing into the sea. Every day, thousands of litres of untreated wastewater are dumped into the Wadi Gaza River, and then into the sea.
Photographer : EL BABA, Iyad
Confidentiality level : public
Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions
Copyright : ICRC
Description : The polluted water snakes through urban areas on its way to the sea, jeopardizing the health of the many families living on its banks, contaminating the aquifer, the coastline and endangering biodiversity.
Original material : digital
Resolution : 3504x2336
Orientation : landscape
Colour/B&W : colour

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