A fund-raising event set up to help the reconstruction of areas hit hardest by deadly floods in eastern Libya has been postponed, officials said, citing “logistical reasons”. The decision to delay the event was reached after requests by mayors of impacted areas and business owners who had expressed their interest in attending, the Supreme Preparatory Committee's head Saqr Al Jibani said. On Friday, the US called on Libyans to set aside their differences to allow aid to flow more easily to the impacted areas in the east. Terrible consequencesEarlier, UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily said the impact of Storm Daniel would have been minimised under a unified Libyan government. A man clears mud from his pharmacy, which was affected by the fatal floods in Derna, Libya.

Source: Libya Today October 02, 2023 14:18 UTC