CAIRO/GAZA CITY – The United NationsDevelopment Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of GazaCity’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.
The United NationsDevelopment Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of GazaCity's oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.
It described the current operation as a temporary solution until work crews can access the main landfill in the Juhr al-Dik area of the central GazaStrip, which is equipped to safely handle waste from Gaza City and surrounding communities.
The United NationsDevelopment Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of GazaCity’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.
It described the current operation as a temporary solution until work crews can access the main landfill in the Juhr al-Dik area of the central GazaStrip, which is equipped to safely handle waste from Gaza City and surrounding communities.
Alessandro Mrakic, head of the UNDPGazaOffice, estimated the volume of the dump to be more than 300,000 cubic meters (390,000 cubic yards) and 13 meters (14 yards) high ....
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