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Resident warns of worsening rodent infestation after child bitten
Summary
A resident reported an escalating rodent problem that she said led to a child being bitten in a tent, described a shortage of effective poison for control, and said children are now afraid to go out at night.
A resident described a worsening rodent infestation that she said recently led to a child being bitten inside a tent.
"قبل اسبوعين ابني دخلت علينا عرسه في الخيمه ... و لحقته لحوق قرصته وصحيت على صوته انه بعيط" the resident said, recounting the incident that she used to illustrate the broader problem.
She said the rodents are proliferating and acting aggressively: "القوارض بتنتشر بشكل مش طبيعي يعني اليوم تقتل عرسه بتلاقي 10 في تزايد" and, in graphic terms, that they sometimes penetrate bodies to feed. The resident also said effective poison is not available locally, and when it is found it is expensive and often adulterated: "ما فيش سم في السوق وحتى لو لقيته غالي ومغشوش."
The resident described the incident as part of daily fear in households: "صار عندك حاله رعب ... اطفالنا ... مش قادرين يطلعوا في الليل يروحوا على الحمام غير يكون معهم واحد كبير يضوي لهم" — children, she said, are frightened to go to the bathroom at night without an adult.
She added that rodents are attracted to food left around homes: "وين ما بحطه بتلاقيهم بروحوا على المكان," underscoring sanitation and nuisance factors that the resident tied to the outbreak.
The transcript contains no record of a response from officials or a formal motion to address the complaint. The remarks in the transcript are limited to the resident's testimony and do not specify any requested municipal action, funding source, or legal authority.
