January 7, 2021

Portable sanitation essential in emergency crisis

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Migrants from a group of 1,334 rescued from different boats remain in the port of Arguineguin while being cared for by the Spanish Red Cross and the National Police on the Spanish Canary island of Gran Canaria, Nov. 20, 2020.
* Image source: https://www.voanews.com/europe/canary-islands-migrant-situation-described-powder-keg#&gid=1&pid=1

 

In November 2020 the Spanish government set up temporary accommodation for 7,000 migrants who had arrived to Canary Islands. On the image we can see 2 Maxim cabins in use at the emergency shelter on the islands.

Portable sanitation continues to prove itself essential in emergency crisis. It is a solution that can be supplied rather quickly, with no need for running water, and for situations that could be temporary but also extended in time. Portable toilets and handwash not only provide safe and private sanitation but they also help contain disease outbreaks, especially relevant during these times when we are facing a global pandemic.