Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis

[rangerrebew]

Gaza boy swimmer death puts spotlight on pollution crisis
 
Adel Zaanoun
AFPAugust 26, 2017
 

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - The death of a little boy after swimming in polluted seawater has put the spotlight on Gaza's pollution crisis and the human impact of desperate electricity shortages in the Palestinian enclave.

Mohammed al-Sayis, five, died late last month a few days after swimming in the sewage-polluted waters, with his brothers also hospitalised, his family and health ministry said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaza-boy-swimmer-death-puts-spotlight-pollution-crisis-042637006.html

[bigheadfred]

The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has sought to squeeze the Islamist group Hamas which controls Gaza.

In April, it reduced the amount of electricity they buy from Israel for Gaza, where the enclave's sole power plant is barely operational.

The electricity shortage is so severe that all of Gaza's sewage treatment facilities have ground to a halt in recent months, according to Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights.

They did it to themselves and thus deserve it. Screw them.

[Oceander]

Why would you go swimming in polluted water in the first place?

[bigheadfred]

Why would you go swimming in polluted water in the first place?

There are a lot of people in this world whose only education comes from religious indoctrination.

[mountaineer]

Why would you go swimming in polluted water in the first place?

Apparently, the parents don't have enough sense to keep their children from harm.

[dfwgator]

Apparently, the parents don't have enough sense to keep their children from harm.

They are sad that he couldn't have grown to be a suicide bomber.

[bigheadfred]

Apparently, the parents don't have enough sense to keep their children from harm.

They are moslems.

[Fishrrman]

Fred wrote:
"They did it to themselves and thus deserve it. Screw them."

Full agreement.

Perhaps they should have used some of the money that Hamas uses for terrorism to keep their sewage treatment plants open...

[Wingnut]

Why would you go swimming in polluted water in the first place?

In the USA it would be an Attractive Nuisance.  Someone could sue.   

[Smokin Joe]

In the USA it would be an Attractive Nuisance.  Someone could sue.

Must be why all the kids in the US are climbing fences to swim in sewage lagoons. Or maybe the smell keeps them away.