This constitutes a small part of the efforts that are beginning to take shape to deal with the ruins left by the Israeli military campaign to eliminate agitation.
And you appreciate it United Nations There are more than 42 million tons of rubble, including destroyed buildings still standing and collapsed buildings.
The United Nations said this is equivalent to 14 times the amount of rubble accumulated in… Gaza Between 2008 and the beginning of the war a year ago, and more than 5 times the amount left behind by the Battle of Mosul in Iraq between 2016 and 2017.
Three United Nations officials said that the international organization is trying to provide assistance while the authorities in the Gaza Strip are studying how to deal with The ruins.
Risk of contamination
An estimated 2.3 million tons of debris may be contaminated, the United Nations Environment Program said, based on an assessment of eight refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, some of which were bombed.
Asbestos fibers can cause Laryngeal cancer And the ovary and lung when inhaled.
The World Health Organization recorded about one million cases of acute respiratory infections in Gaza Strip During the past year, without specifying the number of dust-related cases.
Doctors fear an increase in cancer cases and birth defects in newborns due to metal leakage in the coming decades.