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In one satellite image, of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza, two damaged large water storage tanks can be seen.<\/p>\n
The destruction of water and sanitation facilities has led to “disastrous health consequences for the population”, said Dr Natalie Roberts, executive director of Medecins Sans Frontieres UK.<\/p>\n
“The rates of diarrhoeal disease have gone catastrophically high,” she said.<\/p>\n
In very severe cases, such disease can kill young children and the vulnerable. Rates of hepatitis A – found in contaminated water and particularly dangerous for pregnant women – are also high, according to the charity.<\/p>\n
“This is killing people,” Dr Roberts said. <\/p>\n
There is a particular spike in disease in Rafah in the south where many Gazans have fled to, Dr Roberts said, and a risk of cholera. <\/p>\n
There has been widespread damage to buildings across Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October. According to the UN, about 69,000 housing units have been destroyed and a further 290,000 damaged. <\/p>\n
Homes are now “very unlikely” to have running water, according to aid workers we spoke to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n