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UN deminers: Clearing Gaza of unexploded munitions could take about 14 years
Summary
Per Lodhammer of the UN Mine Action Service estimated roughly 37 million tons of debris and said clearing unexploded ammunition and rubble could require about 14 years of work; the bulletin also noted international calls for hostage releases and cited casualty figures from Israeli and Gaza sources.
Clearing unexploded munitions and the rubble left by months of bombardment in Gaza could take about 14 years, Per Lodhammer, a senior officer with the United Nations Mine Action Service, said on Friday.
Lodhammer told UN News that the war has left an estimated 37,000,000 tons of debris and that ‘‘each affected square metre contained some 200…
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