Mortuaries are crowded at hospitals that remain out of business despite the desperate need to care for disaster survivors, according to staff
THE Libya struggles to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by the floods after torrential rain broke two dams, plunging houses into the sea.
The death toll rose to more than 6,000 as of Wednesday morning local time, according to Saadeddin Abdul Wakil, deputy health minister of the Unity Government in Tripoli, one of two rival governments operating in the country.
Floods in Derna, Libya have taken more than 5,000 lives.
pic.twitter.com/ob62fjIjow— Prof. N John Camm (@njohncamm) September 13, 2023
Mortuaries are crowded at hospitals that remain out of business despite the desperate need to care for disaster survivors, according to staff.
About 10,000 others are missing, either washed out to sea or buried under the rubble scattered across the city that was once home to more than 100,000 people, authorities say.
Wallahi my heart sank to my feet watching this horrific tragedy. Prayers to those affected. #LIBYA pic.twitter.com/6kBROUtCsL
— Abier (@abierkhatib) September 13, 2023
More than 30,000 people have been displaced by floods in Derna, the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said on Wednesday.
Detik detik air menjang di Libya
Tsunamis#PrayForLibya pic.twitter.com/fHOk1wgqRO
— Pengagum Delpiero (@mrNovember2111) September 13, 2023
Significant damage to infrastructure in the region has made some affected areas inaccessible to humanitarian groups. Only two of the seven entry points to Derna are now available.
Source :Skai
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