[QODLink]
MIDDLE EAST
Gaza's deadly power shortage
Beseiged residents are forced to use generators,often with deadly consequences.
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2010 10:23 GMT

Most people in Gaza have to rely on generators because electricity is unavailable for up to 12 hours everyday. The daily blackouts are largely due to Israel's blockade that impedes adequate supply of fuel to the power plants. 

But many Gazans do not know how to use the generators properly and that often leads to fatal accidents. More  than 100 people have died since last year.

The deaths have prompted Oxfam to launch an initiative to educate people on how to use the equipment.

Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from Gaza.

Source:
Al Jazeera
Topics in this article
People
Country
City
Featured on Al Jazeera
An interactive dashboard examines the history, successes and challenges facing the group.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Fallout from rare strike at Arabtec Construction continues.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Featured
News and analysis of 2013 presidential contest as Ahmadinejad finishes second term.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Fallout from rare strike at Arabtec Construction continues.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
join our mailing list