The electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip is spreading since without electricity, sewage plants have ceased to function leaving wastewater flows into Israel untreated; the ramifications are already starting: “Gaza sends wastewater to the area of the nonfunctional treatment plant, causing the water level to rise. A virtual mountain of underground water has been created that will flow to the only place in Gaza that still has drinkable water. That water will become contaminated and then disaster will hit. Once [contaminated] water permeates potable water, it will be almost impossible to fix the situation," warns hydrologist Adar.
The electricity crisis in the Gaza Strip is spreading since without electricity, sewage plants have ceased to function leaving wastewater flows into Israel untreated; the ramifications are already starting: “Gaza sends wastewater to the area of the nonfunctional treatment plant, causing the water level to rise. A virtual mountain of underground water has been created that will flow to the only place in Gaza that still has drinkable water. That water will become contaminated and then disaster will hit. Once [contaminated] water permeates potable water, it will be almost impossible to fix the situation," warns hydrologist Eilon Adar.