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La vida en edificios a punto de colapsar en Gaza: “Caen trozos de vez en cuando, en mi habitación o en las de al lado”

Familias desplazadas se instalan en viviendas con problemas estructurales en lugar de en tiendas de campaña, a pesar de que más de 2.000 estructuras en toda la Franja corren riesgo de derrumbe

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La vida en edificios a punto de colapsar en Gaza: “Caen trozos de vez en cuando, en mi habitación o en las de al lado”

In Gaza, residents are living in constant fear as buildings appear to be on the brink of collapse. Mohammed al Zatma, a 34-year-old father, rushes out of his own partially destroyed apartment in the Amal neighborhood west of Jan Yunis to safety. His children and grandchildren were playing in the exposed part of the building, which was hit by Israeli bombardment and lacks railings or barriers to protect them from falling off the third floor.

Al Zatma scoops up his youngest daughter, Mennatullah, who was just four years old, and secures her on a sofa several meters away. He then guides his older sons, Hossam Eddin, six, and Majd, eight, further into the interior. Over 2,000 buildings across Gaza are at risk of collapsing, according to Gaza's Civil Defense. In mid-September, a residential building called Al Sa'ada partially collapsed in Gaza City, killing around 20 people and leaving dozens more missing.

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