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world1 month ago•74 min saved

Gaza City building collapse kills 21, including eight children, as rescue efforts stall

A war-damaged six-story building in Gaza City collapsed overnight, killing at least 21 people, including eight children. Rescuers, hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and fuel, had to dig through rubble with their bare hands. The incident highlights the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, where displaced families are forced to live in unsafe structures due to a lack of alternatives. UN officials warned that approximately 400 other buildings are at risk of collapse as winter approaches.

via AP News|

#civil-defence #gaza #humanitarian-crisis

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Gaza City building collapse kills 20, traps nearly 100 as rescue efforts hampered by equipment shortages

A war-damaged six-story building in Gaza City collapsed on September 16, killing at least 20 people, including five children, and trapping nearly 100 others. Rescue teams, lacking heavy machinery due to Israeli restrictions, are digging by hand to reach survivors. The incident highlights the ongoing danger for displaced Palestinians forced to live in structurally unsound buildings, with over 1,300 killed since the October 2025 ceasefire began.

via The Guardian|

#civil-defence #displacement #gaza

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Gaza City Collapse Kills 21 as War-Damaged Structure Fails

A six-story residential building in Gaza City collapsed on September 16, 2026, killing at least 21 people, including eight children, and injuring dozens. The structure, previously damaged by Israeli strikes, had been occupied by displaced families lacking alternative shelter. Rescue efforts were severely hampered by a lack of heavy machinery, forcing teams to rely on manual labor. While the death toll varies slightly between reports, all sources confirm the tragedy resulted from structural failure in a war-torn area where over 80% of buildings are damaged or destroyed.

via Al Jazeera|

#building-collapse #civil-defence #gaza

defense1 month ago•1 min saved

UK to Mobilize Veterans in 2027 War Resilience Drill

The UK government will mobilize a portion of its 95,000-strong strategic reserve in a 2027 exercise to test war readiness. This move follows warnings of a workforce crisis and aims to improve the call-out procedures for retired military personnel.

via BBC|

#civil-defence #defense #louise-sandher-jones

conflict-and-humanitarian-crisis1 month ago•1 min saved

Gaza families bury 100 victims, including 60 children, recovered from Zeitoun rubble

Palestinians in northern Gaza held funeral ceremonies for approximately 100 individuals, including 60 children, whose remains were recovered from the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood. Civil defence crews and family members spent weeks digging through ruins left by Israeli strikes that began in October 2023. Many of the victims belonged to the Malaka family, which lost 55 members. Officials report that thousands of bodies remain buried under rubble across Gaza, with recovery efforts severely hampered by a lack of heavy machinery and protective equipment. While some remains were identified through survivor testimony and engineering analysis, the process remains slow and incomplete due to ongoing restrictions on equipment entry and access to controlled areas.

via Al Jazeera|

#civil-defence #conflict-and-humanitarian-crisis #gaza

middle-east1 month ago•1 min saved

Gaza teams recover 55 Malka family members from 2023 strike site

Gaza civil defence teams recovered the remains of 55 members of the Malka family from a building in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, nearly three years after it was struck by Israeli forces in November 2023. The recovery operation, which concluded on Saturday, involved manual digging due to a shortage of heavy machinery. A joint funeral for the victims is expected next weekend. This recovery is part of a broader effort to retrieve an estimated 10,000 to 14,000 people still buried under rubble across Gaza, where 82 percent of buildings have been destroyed or damaged.

via Al Jazeera|

#civil-defence #gaza #humanitarian-crisis

europe1 month ago•1 min saved

Sweden Rehearses Mass Burial Logistics in Largest NATO Drill Since 1990s

Sweden conducted a large-scale military exercise in May 2026 to test the logistics of burying war dead, marking a significant shift in its defence posture since joining NATO. The drill, part of the broader Aurora 26 operation, involved over 300 personnel and 500 mannequins, simulating the full chain of handling casualties from recovery to burial. This move reflects Sweden’s return to 'total defence' planning, including long-standing civil defence benchmarks for mass casualties, amidst rising security concerns in the Baltic region.

via Euronews.com|

#civil-defence #europe #military-exercise

world1 year ago•3 min saved

Israel Continues Strikes Amid Gaza Ceasefire Violations

Eleven members of the Abu Shaaban family were killed in Gaza after their bus was hit by an Israeli tank shell, marking the deadliest incident since the ceasefire began. The Israeli military stated they fired warning shots at a suspicious vehicle crossing the yellow line, which they claimed posed an imminent threat. Hamas condemned the attack as unjustified. The ceasefire has led to the return of some hostages and bodies, but tensions remain over the handling of the dead and ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza.

via BBC|

#casualties #ceasefire #civil-defence

conflictinternational-relations3 years ago•1 min saved

Israeli Air Attacks on Gaza Refugee Camps Leave Dozens Dead and Injured

Israeli air attacks on Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp have killed at least 30 people, mostly women and children, according to the civil defence unit. The attack on the residential building in the camp has also left 27 people injured, overwhelming hospitals that are already facing shortages of medicines and medical equipment. The camp, which houses three UN schools turned shelters, has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli bombings. The death toll in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7 has reached 4,651, with 14,245 injured.

via Al Jazeera English|

#casualties #civil-defence #conflictinternational-relations

accidents3 years ago•1 min saved

Tragic Bus Crash in Algeria Claims Dozens of Lives

At least 34 people have been killed and 12 injured in a road accident in southern Algeria's Tamanrasset province. A collision between a utility vehicle and a passenger bus resulted in a fire, with both vehicles being burned-out and destroyed. Civil defence teams confirmed the death toll and transported the injured to the hospital. The accident occurred on National Road 01 in the village of Outoul, approximately 1,900km south of Algiers.

via Al Jazeera English|

#accidents #algeria #casualties