Dispute Over Supplies Leaves Gaza Short on Electricity
March 26, 2012
Palestinians wait to fill up canisters with fuel at a gas station in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
A dispute over fuel supplies between Egypt and Hamas has triggered shortages of fuel and electricity in the Gaza Strip that are causing massive power outages. Life is increasingly difficult for the 1.7 million people who must contend with crippled water, sanitation and health care services.
Evening in Gaza. Because of a shortage of fuel, many neighborhoods get only six hours of electricity per day. Few cars pass along usually congested streets. Long lines form when a station has fuel. And the price for fuel and cooking gas has tripled, when they can be found at all.
Ayman Ghabain is a tailor. He says he, like most businessmen, hardly works because there is no electricity and no fuel for generators. "Today the only thing working is construction. This is where most of the people are working in Gaza. The rest of the industrial sectors, you could say 90 percent, maybe more, are totally stopped," he said.
Abu Mohammed repairs and sells used generators. He says any other business is impossible. "We cannot sell chicken. We cannot open a garage because there's no electricity. We cannot buy hay for the animals because there is no water. One day they cut the water. [The next day] they cut the electricity," he said.
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