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France 24
France 24
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Claire PACCALIN

'Not sure I'm lucky to be alive': Gazans fear worse is to come as public health 'catastrophe' looms

A young man transports jerricans of water on a bicycle in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip October 22, 2023. © Mohammed Abed, AFP

The World Health Organization is warning of an "imminent public health catastrophe" in the Gaza Strip. The displacement of 1 million people, overcrowding in shelters and a lack of fuel needed to run sewage, waste and water desalination plants have created a perfect storm for the spread of disease.

"Hi guys, I'm still alive," is how Bisan Owda, 25, starts most of her Instagram reels. But after 16 days of Israeli bombing, the filmmaker told her 665,000 followers: "My biggest fear is not to die, my biggest fear is to live."   

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