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UN: It Will Take 15 Years to Clear Up in Gaza

» Updated: 16 July 2024

» Published: 15 July 2024

UN: It Will Take 15 Years to Clear Up in Gaza
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It will take 15 years to clear nearly 40 million tons of war debris in Gaza, according to a calculation from the UN.

The war between Israel and Hamas has left large parts of the strip in ruins. 137,297 buildings in Gaza have been damaged, more than half of the total number, according to a report published by the UN Environment Programme UNEP in June.

The cost of the clearance is estimated to be between approximately five and six billion kronor. The cleanup work is expected to be complicated and dangerous, since undetonated bombs and other weapons are hidden in damaged buildings.

In April, Pehr Lodhammar, a Swedish UN expert on mine clearance, said that around ten percent of fired explosive weapons land without detonating and therefore must be handled by deminers.

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