The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNWRA estimates 80,000 homes - TopicsExpress



          

The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency UNWRA estimates 80,000 homes are damaged or destroyed, leaving 100,000 Palestinians homeless and another 50,000 living in UN shelters in schools in Gaza. UNWRA had asked for $1.6bn – the largest donation requested in its 64-year history. A spokesman, Chris Gunness, said this reflected the “massive scale of destruction and the profound level of need the beleaguered people of Gaza are experiencing today”. Before the war there was a shortage of 75,000 housing units. A rebuild in Gaza would not only focus on housing, but other infrastructure – water, electricity and sewage grids, Gunness said.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:44:41 +0000

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