Local officials, aid agencies and the World Health Organization “are concerned about the risk of disease outbreak, particularly from contaminated water and the lack of sanitation”, the United Nations said. Libya’s disease control centre banned citizens in the disaster zone from drinking water from local mains, warning that it is “polluted”. “The buildings, the neighbourhood, the villagers, the sheikhs... the wadi has returned to the state it was 1,000 years ago. Libyan officials and humanitarian groups have warned, however, that the final toll could be much higher, with thousands still missing. On Monday the Tripoli-based government said it launched work to build a temporary bridge that would span the river that cuts through Derna.

Source: Libya Today September 18, 2023 17:43 UTC