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- 1Gaza's 61m tonnes of rubble conceal up to 10,000 bodies●61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies
Aid workers in Gaza face the enormous task of clearing an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble left by the war, with recovery teams warning that the remains of up to 10,000 people may still lie buried beneath the ruins. The operation is described as delicate and dangerous, requiring careful searching so bodies can be identified and returned to families while reconstruction barely begins.