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Gaza's 61m tonnes of rubble conceal up to 10,000 bodies
Original: 61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
Aid workers in Gaza are beginning the enormous task of clearing an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble left by the war, a job expected to take years. Rescue and recovery teams say the ruins may conceal the bodies of up to 10,000 people, making clearance a delicate operation as families continue searching for missing relatives amid the devastation.
Why now: The scale of the reconstruction and body recovery challenge in Gaza remains a pressing humanitarian story after the conflict.
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- 61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies · The Guardian
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