Power Cuts in the Israel-controlled Enclave – Home to More Than 2.3 Million – Now Last for Around 12 Hours a Day as Demand for Air Conditioning Soars. 'Power Cuts Deprive Patients of Their Right to Regular Oxygen Ventilation and That Pushes Patients to Keep Visiting Hospital,' One Gazan Doctor Said
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A heatwave and worsening power cuts in Gaza have left some of those living in the overcrowded Palestinian enclave struggling to breathe. Ismail Nashwan, who suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, has had to shuttle between his home and hospital since temperatures rose over 38 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), because he could not run his ventilator, or even just a fan, at home. Power cuts, which are unpredictable at the best of times, now last for around 12 hours a day instead of 10 as demand for air conditioning soars.
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