Fuel shortages and worsening sanitation in the Gaza Strip are shaping up to be the perfect storm for tragedy through the spread of disease, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. (Reuters)UNICEF, the UN children's agency, said there was a serious threat of a mass disease outbreak in the besieged Palestinian territory. So we have then, on top of the mortars and the bombs, a perfect storm for the spread of disease. "It's a perfect storm for tragedy," UNICEF spokesman James Elder told a press briefing in Geneva. Now combined, children face a serious threat of mass disease outbreak.

Source: Hindustan Times November 21, 2023 13:17 UTC