Removing mines from the rubble of Gaza could take 14 years, UN official warns
The Guardian|April 27, 2024
Israel's war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN mine clearance official said.
Emma Graham-Harrison
Removing mines from the rubble of Gaza could take 14 years, UN official warns

Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble per square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nations Mine Action Service chieffor Iraq, told a news conference. "Based on the current [amount] of debris in Gaza, with 100 trucks we are talking about 14 years of work... to remove it," he said. With the war continuing, it was impossible to estimate how long clearance might take at its end, he added.

Israel has been accused of "domicide" over the intensity of its bombing campaign in Gaza, which has reduced large swaths of the strip to ruins.

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