Crisis spreads in Libya after devastating floods
Sep 17, 2023
Tripoli [Libya], September 17:Reuters reported that the opposition government in eastern Libya on September 16 blocked most of the port city of Derna, where a quarter of the area was submerged after Hurricane Daniel, so that rescue forces could speed up the search for the dead and missing. accumulation.
While the situation remains chaotic, the number of casualties and missing people has not yet been accurately determined. However, according to the opposition-controlled Dernagovernment , based on the number of destroyed residential areas, about 18,000 - 20,000 people were killed.
Meanwhile, according to The Guardian , aid groups also warn of a second humanitarian crisis , when the risk of disease spread could worsen difficulties in the African country. Besides bodies being swept everywhere, people are still experiencing shortages of food , shelter and medicine.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper
