Helliniko 27/02/2013
Press Release
The Metropolitan
Community Clinic at Helliniko makes a strong appeal to all public utilities to
deal with a serious problem that is affecting the vulnerable in our
society. A family of six has had their
water meter removed by the water utility for non-payment of their water
bill.
The family comes to
MCCH for their medical needs and consists of:
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a father,
long term unemployed since 2010
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a mother,
long term unemployed since 2008
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Four
children, aged 17 and three younger children aged 5 years, 2 years and an
infant of 14 months.
The family is going
through a very hard time. In the last
few months electricity and water have been cut off several times and the
children are forced to study by candlelight – while shivering in the cold.
We cannot turn a blind
eye to the constant misery all around us, so we demand the immediate re-connection of their water supply.
The public utilities
should stop waging war against our vulnerable citizens, driving them into even
deeper misery. Maybe the officials at
the utilities should ask themselves how they would live if they found
themselves in the same situation.
Such insensitive and
ruthless behavior against our citizens must stop NOW
