International Solidarity Movement | Iqembu laseGaza
Njengaminyaka yonke, ngesikhathi sasehlobo, ukushoda kwamanzi eGaza Strip kugcizelelwa. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukushoda kwamandla okubangelwa ukuvinjelwa kuvimbela izinjini kanye namaphampu amanzi ekuwususeni emithonjeni nasemathangini kuya ezindlini nasemasimini okulima.
IBeach Camp ingenye yezindawo eziminyene kakhulu eGaza ngakho-ke ingezinye ezikhahlamezeke kakhulu ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yendawo yayo, ngqo ogwini lolwandle, imithombo yalo engaphansi komhlaba ingenye ethinteka kakhulu ekungeneni kwamanzi olwandle namanzi angcolile.
I-ISM iqoqe ubufakazi obuningi babantu abathintwe yile nkinga ukuze ixoxisane ngabo nonjiniyela u-Monther Shoblak, uMqondisi Jikelele we-Palestinian National Authority Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU).
Ubufakazi bokuqala yibo buka-Azzam Miflah El Sheikh Khalil, othi โAmanzi afika kanye kuphela ezinsukwini ezintathu, futhi amahora ambalwa nje, okuyinto enganele [ukugcwalisa amathangi]. Abantu abakwazi ukucabanga ukuthi sihlupheka kanjani ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamanzi. Ukwengeza, awukho umehluko phakathi kwamanzi aphuma emithonjeni yethu namanzi olwandleโฆ Inkinga enkulu ukuthi uma kunogesi awekho amanzi futhi lapho amanzi empompini awekho ugesi. Ukuphela kwekhambi esinalo ukuthenga ijeneretha ezokhiqiza ugesi lapho amanzi ekhona, kodwa ubani ongawuthenga uma ungasebenzi?โ
Esigabeni esilandelayo kuhlala uMokhtar Kamal Abu Riela, owagcizelela inkinga efanayo: โUma amanzi ungekho ugesi, kanjalo. Mhlawumbe kanye ezinsukwini ezine noma ezinhlanu siba namanzi nogesi ngesikhathi esisodwa amahora ambalwa. Nsuku zonke sithenga uphethiloli ukuze siqhube i-generator amahora lapho kunamanzi ahambayo, kodwa isimo somnotho sabantu siyingozi kakhulu futhi akuwona wonke umuntu ongachitha i-20 NIS ngosuku ngegesi ukuze nje abe namanzi emathangeni. Sichitha imali eningi kuphethroli kunakugesi noma emanzini uqoboโ.
Sabuza i-Mokhtar ukuthi iyakhumbula yini ukuthi inkinga iqala nini: "Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule noma ngaphezulu, ngokuvinjwa".
Ekugcineni, u-Im Majed Miqdad wachaza ubunzima yena nomndeni wakhe omkhulu ababhekana nabo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke ngenxa yokushoda kwamanzi: โKunabantu abakha amathange angaphansi komhlaba [njengoba lezo zingagcwaliswa ngaphandle kwamabhomu] noma abathenga ijeneretha esebenza ngophethiloli. Kodwa akuwona wonke umuntu ongakwazi ukukhokhela lezi zinto. Ngingomunye walabo bantu abangakwazi ukukhokha i-NIS 20-30 ngosuku ngophethiloli ukuze basebenzise ijeneretha. Namuhla, ngokwesibonelo, ekhaya lami nasemizini yamadodana ami amane nemindeni yawo asinalo ngisho iconsi lamanzi, amathangi amane angenalutho. Silinde kuze kuhambisane amanzi ompompi nogesi ukuze siwagcwalise. Isimo sinzima kakhulu, asinawo amanzi, asinawo ugesi, asinawo umsebenziโฆ Uma amanzi nogesi bekungaqondana okungenani amahora amathathu ngosuku bekuyokwanela ukugcwalisa amathange okwanele ukuchitha usuku. Abantu kufanele baqonde ukuthi lapho amanzi engekho awukwazi ukusebenzisa indlu yokugezela, awukwazi ukugeza, awukwazi ukuhlanza izitsha, indlu, izingubo ... Futhi lapha imindeni inamalungu amahlanu, ayisithupha, ayishumi ... kungabi ngabantu ababili noma abathathu kuphela endlini ngayinyeโ.
Uma kubhekwa izikhalo ezivamile zabantu, into yokuqala unjiniyela u-Monther Shoblak afuna ukuyichaza ukuthi ukwehluleka kokuphakelwa kwamanzi kungenxa yokunqanyulwa kukagesi ngakho-ke abakwazi ukuwalawula: โAkunakwenzeka ngathi ukufanisa amanzi ahambayo nogesi, njengoba ukuthwala amanzi kusuka kwenye indawo kuya kwenye, kudingeka izinjini namaphampu futhi lawo angakwazi ukusebenza ngaphandle kukagesi. Ngeke sikwazi ukukulawula ngoba asazi ukuthi yiliphi ibhomu elizohluleka futhi nini ".
Nokho, uyachaza, inkinga yamanzi eGaza Strip ibucayi kakhulu kunalokho: โImpela kukhona ukuxhashazwa ngokweqile kwe-aquifer eGaza Strip. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umthombo osogwini, osuka eSinayi uya eYaffa futhi okuwukuphela komthombo wamanzi otholakala namuhla eGaza Strip, uye wanakekelwa ngamanzi emvula ngokomlando namanzi avela ezintabeni zase-Al Khalil (Hebron) naseNaqab. . Nokho, amashumi eminyaka omakhelwane bethu [amaZionists] bebelokhu bakha amadamu avimbela amanzi ukuthi alandele indlela yawo yemvelo eya eGaza, eshiya amanzi emvula njengowodwa umthombo we-aquifer yasogwini. La madamu awekho emthethweni, ngoba ahilela ukwephulwa kwezivumelwano ezivamile mayelana nemithombo yamanzi anqamula imingcele. โ
Ngenxa yalezi zinqubomgomo ezingekho emthethweni ezenziwa yinhlangano yamaZiyoni, โAmandla okukhiqiza i-aquifer yaseGaza ehle afinyelela ku-55 million cubic metres ngonyaka. Ngenkathi isidingo samanzi eStrip singama-cubic metres ayizigidi ezingama-200 ngonyakaโ.
Lokhu kuxhashazwa ngokweqile kuncipha, kuze kufike endaweni eshaqisayo, izinga le-aquifer, okwenza amanzi olwandle ageleze futhi agcwalise leso sikhala, axubane namanzi ahlanzekile futhi angcolise i-aquifer. Ukwengeza, kulokhu kungcoliswa kwe-chloride okubangelwa amanzi olwandle angena ku-aquifer, amanzi angcoliswa ama-nitrate aphuma endle evuzayo kanye nomanyolo: "Lezi ziyingozi kakhulu kunama-chloride, njengoba azikwazi ukubonwa ngephunga noma ukunambitheka".
Ukuhlasela okulandelanayo kweGaza Strip kube nomthelela omkhulu kumasistimu okukhuculula indle futhi kwacekela phansi izinkulungwane zamathangi e-septic, okubangele ukuthi ezimweni eziningi amanzi angcolile agcine esendaweni engaphansi komhlaba.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yokushoda kwezinsiza zeziphathimandla zendawo, kuphela i-72% yeGaza efakwe izinhlelo zokukhucululwa kwendle. Okunye kuncike emathangini e-septic akhiwe ngaphandle kokugadwa: โLo msebenzi awuzange unikeze izinsiza ezidingekayo, njengokugunyazwa umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe. Abazange bakhe izitshalo ezanele zokuhlanza amanzi angcolile ukuze kuvikelwe imvelo. Uma sibheka idatha yenhloso kubonakala sengathi inhloso yabo yayiphambene. Lezi zitshalo akufanele zakhiwe ezindaweni ezinesihlabathi, ukuze kugwenywe ukuvuza, futhi kufanele zibe nendawo ephumela olwandle ukuvimbela ukuchichima uma kunesimo esiphuthumayo. Nokho, bakha eyinhloko e-Beit Lahia, indawo enogwadule eGaza futhi ngaphandle kokuphumela olwandle. Ngakho-ke uma kukhona ukuchichima, okuyinto evamile, amanzi angcolile nakanjani agcina e-aquifer futhi angcolise amapulazi endaweni โ.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izigameko eziningana ze-viral meningitis zavela kulo lonke elaseGaza Strip, ezinye zazo ezazifa. Lokhu kubonakala kubangelwa ukungcoliswa kwamanzi angcolile. Lesi simo siphoqe iziphathimandla zendawo ukuthi zivale ama-swimming pool amaningi futhi zeluleke abantu ukuthi bangabhukudi olwandle, emasontweni ezayo.
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