UN revises Libya flood death toll to 3,958, over 9,000 injured
The United Nations (UN) has revised the death toll from the floods that wreaked havoc in Libya to 3,958 as previously estimated to be around 11,300. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 3,958 people have died in the floods instead of 11,300 which was stated earlier. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) had earlier stated that 11,300 people were dead in Derna, due to devastating flooding. The UN office said it had started an aid of USD 71 million to help those impacted by the disaster. The World Wellbeing Association has likewise made a move, flying in emergency help to 2,50,000 affected individuals in eastern Libya, giving primary medications, medical procedure supplies, and body sacks.
Source:Libya Today
September 18, 2023 03:22 UTC
Relief Efforts in Libya Turn to Disease Prevention, as Hopes for Finding Survivors Dim
Nearly a week after a powerful storm caused catastrophic flooding in northeastern Libya, rescue groups assessing the damage left behind after two dams collapsed in the city of Derna — washing entire neighborhoods out to sea — said that the death toll was still being assessed amid diminishing hopes for finding survivors. “There are still bodies in the water,” said Salem Al Naas, a spokesman for the Libyan Red Crescent in Derna, adding in an interview that workers were still searching hundreds of buildings where families were feared to have died. People are being found alive — one person was pulled from the rubble yesterday, Mr. Al Naas said. The United Nations had said on Saturday that at least 11,300 people had died and that more than 10,000 people were still missing, citing figures it said were from the Libyan Red Crescent. But Mr. Al Naas walked that back a bit, and said that while those numbers “might be an approximate number,” the final death toll is yet unknown.
Source:Libya Today
September 18, 2023 02:57 UTC
UN revises death toll from Libya floods to 3,958, over 9,000 injured
The United Nations has amended the previous death toll from Libya floods, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of 11,300 as was earlier reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CNN reported. According to the revised report updated on Sunday morning from the OCHA, the UN has now pegged the toll at 3,958, citing the World Health Organization (WHO). As per the updated report, over 9000 people are still missing, according to CNN. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told CNN on Sunday, "We're going with figures just verified by WHO." The deputy spokesperson said the death toll figures are fluid and "can go upward or downward."
Source:Libya Today
September 18, 2023 02:46 UTC
UN revises previous high Libya death toll
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September 17, 2023 23:19 UTC
Road collision kills 4 Greek rescue workers dispatched to flood-stricken Libya, health minister says
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Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 21:42 UTC
Libya opens investigation into collapse of two dams
People deliver donated aid to a flash flood-destroyed city of Derna, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)People deliver donated aid to a flash flood-destroyed city of Derna, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova)People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova)Rescuers recover the body of a victim killed during flooding in Derna, Libya, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Ricardo Garcia Vilanova)People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 21:33 UTC
Libya floods: Death toll hits 11,300 amid search for missing
The death toll from the unprecedented flooding in northeastern Libya has risen to at least 11,300 people, the U.N. has said, with 10,100 more missing in the devastated city of Derna alone. Bodies are regularly being found amid mangled cars, uprooted palm trees and bits of buildings at the Derna seafront. Yousef Murad / APThe World Health Organization said 32 tons of health aid — enough to reach almost 250,000 people — also arrived Saturday, including essential medicines, trauma and emergency supplies, and medical equipment. “This is a disaster of epic proportions,” Dr. Ahmed Zouiten, a WHO representative in Libya, said in a statement. International aid groups and Libyans alike scrambled to get humanitarian aid delivered to the devastated areas over the weekend.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 21:19 UTC
Rescuers call for more help in Libya as they face grim task of retrieving bodies from the sea
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Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 21:13 UTC
Libya says four members of Greek rescue team killed in road accident
Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can fleePORT SUDAN, Sudan: Marwa Omar was one of hundreds who lined up at dawn to try and get passports in Port Sudan. Since the authorities inaugurated a new passport office in the eastern city of Port Sudan in late August, hundreds of people have lined up all day, every day. They are desperate to obtain paperwork that will allow them to leave Sudan’s deadly war behind. “I was in Atbara for two months, but when I heard they were issuing passports again I came to Port Sudan,” said Salwa Omar. Those who could scramble enough money together to make it to Port Sudan are burdened with skyrocketing accommodation and food costs.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 20:41 UTC
Disastrous floods a rallying cry for divided Libya
In Tripoli, some 1450 kilometres west, a hospital said it would perform operations free of charge for any injured in the flood. “The wound or pain of what happened in Derna hurt all the people from western Libya to southern Libya to eastern Libya,” he said. General Khalifa Hifter’s forces besieged Tripoli in a year-long failed military campaign to try to capture the capital, killing thousands. “We have even seen some military commanders arrive from the Tripoli allied military coalition in Derna, showing support,” said Claudia Gazzini, a senior Libya analyst at International Crisis Group. As the storm approached, authorities told people – including those in vulnerable areas – to stay indoors.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 20:20 UTC
Members of Greek rescue team killed in Libya
Four members of a Greek rescue team en route to the flood-ravaged city of Derna and three members of a Libyan family were killed in a road accident on Sunday, the health minister for the Libyan eastern government said. Fifteen of the Greek rescue team were injured, including seven in a critical condition, Othman Abduljaleel told a televised news conference. According to a diplomatic source, the Greek rescue team had 16 members plus three interpreters. Later Sunday, Greece’s General National Defense Staff (GEETHA) released the following statement:“We announce that three members of the Greek humanitarian mission to Libya lost their lives and two are missing. The Foreign Ministry had released the following statement before the fatalities were announced:“The Greek mission that went to provide humanitarian aid in Libya had a car accident today during its road trip to the city of Derna.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 19:58 UTC
Derna valley was once a 'paradise.' Now there’s nothing left but devastation
Now there’s nothing left but devastationAcross the eastern Libyan city of Derna, thousands died and thousands more are still missing after a catastrophic flood hit the city. CopiedVolunteers in hazmat suits scan the sea for dead bodies in Derna. (Sarah Sirgany/CNN)Across the eastern Libyan city of Derna, thousands died and thousands more are still missing after a catastrophic flood hit the city in the early hours of Sunday. Almost all they find are dead bodies and more are believed to be under the heaps of crumbled cement. “This valley was a paradise full of pomegranate trees,” one volunteer says as she waits for next drop off of bodies.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 19:54 UTC
One week after Libya flood, aid efforts gain pace
DERNA, LIBYA: A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. Libyan officials and humanitarian organisations have warned that the final toll could be much higher with thousands still missing. The massive flood came as Libya was lashed on September 10 by the hurricane-strength Storm Daniel, which had earlier brought deadly floods to Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. The aid being sent to Libya includes water, food, tents, blankets, hygiene kits, medicines and emergency surgical supplies as well as heavy machinery to help clear the debris, and more body bags. The scale of the devastation in Derna and surrounding areas has prompted shows of solidarity across divided Libya, as volunteers in Tripoli have collected aid for the flood victims.
Source:Libya Today
September 17, 2023 18:46 UTC