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Gaza rubble clearance described as 'emptying the sea with a spoon'
Original: “I feel as if we are holding a spoon and trying to empty the sea.” "After more than two years of work, about 907,000 ton
Workers clearing rubble in Gaza say the scale of destruction makes the task feel like 'holding a spoon and trying to empty the sea'. After more than two years of work, around 907,000 tonnes of debris have been removed and over 300,000 tonnes recycled, but that represents only about 1.5% of the total rubble left by the Israeli campaign and blockade.
Why now: The staggering gap between what has been cleared and the total devastation in Gaza highlights how far reconstruction remains from complete.
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- “I feel as if we are holding a spoon and trying to empty the sea.” "After more than two years of work, about 907,000 tonnes of rubble have been removed and more than 300,000 tonnes recycled and reused. But this represents only about 1.5% of the total rubble." "The Israeli… · PoliceStateUK@mastodon.me.uk · 3
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