UNICEF rehabilitates sewer networks in Rural Damascus
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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) work helps protect children and families in Syria against waterborne diseases
Rural Damascus, Syria, 27 April 2021- Around 80,000 people in areas across Rural Damascus have long suffered from overflowing sewer networks in their neighbourhoods.
The impact of years of conflict and economic hardship has driven considerable population movement from the capital Damascus to rural areas like Alasad suburb and the conflict-ravaged city of Irbeen, which created massive pressure on already stretched WASH services, including sewer systems.
As a result, these suburbs have repetitively witnessed harmful floods from blocked sewage networks costing residents material losses and posing threats to their health.