A building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children, forcing rescuers to dig through the rubble with their bare hands as they search for dozens of people believed to be trapped.(加沙城一栋安置了约100个流离失所的巴勒斯坦家庭的楼房倒塌，造成至少21人在睡梦中丧生，其中包括11名儿童。救援人员只能徒手在废墟中挖掘，搜寻据信仍被困的数十人。)
加沙城一栋安置了约100个流离失所的巴勒斯坦家庭的楼房倒塌，造成至少21人在睡梦中丧生，其中包括11名儿童。救援人员只能徒手在废墟中挖掘，搜寻据信仍被困的数十人。
A rescue team from Gaza’s civil defence(民防部门) said they had recover(寻回、找回)ed the bodies of five children among the victims, while 25 injured people were taken to hospital. Medical sources said rescuers could hear the voices of people trapped beneath the rubble as they tried to reach them.(医疗方面消息称，救援人员在试图接近被困者时，能听到废墟下传来的声音。)
加沙民防部门的一支救援队表示，他们已从遇难者中寻回五名儿童的遗体，另有25名伤者被送往医院。医疗方面消息称，救援人员在试图接近被困者时，能听到废墟下传来的声音。
The bombed-out multistorey building, which contained four apartments on each floor, had previously been hit by Israeli strikes during the war, leaving its structure badly weakened and at risk of collapse.(这栋被炸毁的多层建筑每层有四套公寓，此前在战争中曾遭以色列空袭，结构严重受损，随时可能坍塌。) When it gave way on Wednesday, it fell on to tents beside it housing displaced families, witnesses said.
这栋被炸毁的多层建筑每层有四套公寓，此前在战争中曾遭以色列空袭，结构严重受损，随时可能坍塌。目击者称，周三它终于支撑不住，倒向旁边安置流离失所家庭的帐篷。