国际英语资讯:7 hospitals in Gaza shut down due to power shortage
<p><span word="GAZA">GAZA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 31-- <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Crisis">Crisis</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>.</p><p><span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="need">need</span> 450,000 <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> 20 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Diesel">Diesel</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="outage">outage</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> 2,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span>-<span word="blockaded">blockaded</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rotation">rotation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="with">with</span> 120 <span word="megawatts">megawatts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> 32 <span word="megawatts">megawatts</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ramallah">Ramallah</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="Hamas">Hamas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2007, <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="fabricating">fabricating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggravating">aggravating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>" <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inability">inability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p>
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