More than 2,500 Libyans have been forced to flee their homes after heavy rainfalls caused severe flooding in the town of Ghat, some 1,300 km south-west of Tripoli. The rains, which started on 28 May, have already claimed the lives of four people, while thirty more are injured. Many have been forced to move in with relatives, while others are sheltering in makeshift sites, such as schools and other community structures. UNHCR has immediately dispatched core relief items including family tents, mattresses, blankets, drinkable water, kitchen sets, solar lanterns, plastic sheets and clothes for an initial 400 families. UNHCR’s local partner, LibAid, is on the ground and has made preparations to receive the relief items and swiftly organise distributions to the affected population.

Source: Libya Today June 07, 2019 09:22 UTC