At least 20 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
- A multistory building housing displaced families collapsed in Gaza City on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 15, according to Shifa Hospital.
- The structure had sustained significant damage during the Israel-Hamas war, and authorities had previously issued safety warnings regarding the building's condition.
- Civil defense crews are searching for more than 60 missing people, utilizing bulldozers and manual labor to locate survivors despite a lack of heavy machinery.
- Raed Al-Dahshan, director of the Gaza City civil defense service, said, "We are still hearing voices from under the rubble, so there is still hope to find people," while at least four children were among the dead.
- The local rescue service reports about 2,000 damaged buildings currently house families, with approximately 400 structures at risk of collapse, leaving displaced residents vulnerable to sudden structural failures.
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The Gazati Ministry of Health reported that there are still dozens of missing persons at the site, where the Civil Protection rescue teams work.
Fragmented by Israeli strikes, the building collapsed on the night of Wednesday, 16 September, according to the Civil Defence. It denounces a search for survivors complicated by "limited equipment and rudimentary tools".
Gaza building collapse kills at least 20, dozens more trapped under rubble
At least 20 people, including several children, have died after a war-damaged residential building in Gaza City collapsed early Wednesday morning, local authorities said, with dozens more feared trapped under layers of rubble.
Hamas announced that the building collapse disaster in Gaza City is a new chapter in the catastrophic human consequences of the genocidal war and the widespread destruction that the occupying regime has left in the Gaza Strip.
Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lake of heavy machinery
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