rubble

Some inert material, such as ash from incinerators and building rubble, will still be allowed at landfill sites.

Broadcasts have depicted rescue crews picking through the rubble of destroyed buildings to extricate survivors in cities mostly untouched in previous bouts of violence, such as Tel Aviv.

Miller reports that Mr. Thelma, who was found wandering in the rubble of their yard several days after their home on West Palm Street in Altadena was destroyed, is OK, but still won’t go outside.

Thousands are buried under rubble of destroyed buildings and thousands more will die slowly of illnesses that would have been curable had they had access to medical care.

This meant they needed a large, yellow mechanical digger to break up the concrete floors and sift through the resulting rubble.