GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Half of the beaches in Gaza have dangerous levels of contamination and are unfit for swimming, the Palestinian environmental authority said Tuesday.
The Ministry of Health, together with the environmental authority, takes samples along the coast every month to test levels of pollution and contamination.
Khalid Abu Ghali, a spokesman for the environmental authority, told Ma'an that over 50 percent of the beaches are not fit for swimming and the agency has contacted concerned parties and lifeguards to identify areas with high levels of contamination.
Maps explaining which beaches are safe will be posted in public areas, he added. more
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