US EditionUN Agency Begins Clearing Huge Gaza City Waste Dump
UNDP is relocating over 300,000 cubic meters of wartime waste from Gaza City's historic Fras Market to a new site to reduce health risks, officials said.
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Garbage, over 300,000 cubic metres, represented a health and environmental problem
UNDP Tackles Massive Wartime Garbage Crisis in Gaza | Science-Environment
The UNDP has started clearing a massive wartime garbage dump in Gaza City, an environmental and health risk. The dump, which formed during the October 2023 war, overwhelmed one of the city's oldest commercial districts. The operation aims to relocate over 300,000 cubic metres of waste, alleviating severe public health threats.
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UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu AlkasCAIRO/GAZA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of Gaza City’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.Alessandro Mrakic, head of the UNDP Gaza Office, said work had started to remove the solid‑waste mound that has overtaken the once busy Fras Market in the Palestinian enclave…
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