After the restoration of communication networks in Derna, rescue teams were able to rescue over 300 missing people
Over 300 peoplewho were considered missing after catastrophic floods that hit Libya, savedthe prime minister, head of the transitional government in Tripoli, said today, Abdulhamid Dbeiba.
“After the restoration of communication networks in Derna, rescue teams were able to save more than 300 missing people, among them at least 13 children”Dbeiba told X, without giving further details.
The rescue crews in Libya are fighting against time for search for missing people due to flood Daniel which hit the country causing chaos.
The collapse of two dams resulted in rushing waters to drown cities and villages as a result at least 5,300 people to lose their lives in Derna according to a spokesman for the interior ministry of eastern Libya and thousands are missing.
The city of Derna has suffered almost total destruction. The humanitarian aid workers who managed to reach the city pdescribed devastation in its center, with thousands missing and tens of thousands left homeless, according to AFP.
“Dead bodies are everywhere, inside houses, on the streets, at sea. Everywhere you go, you find dead men, women and children,” said Emad al-Falah, a humanitarian from Benghazi. “Entire families perished.”
A quarter of the city is gone, emergency officials said.
The waves reached 7 metersstated to France24 television station Jan Friedez, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Libya.
The death toll is likely to rise as the teams continue to collect corpses. At least 9,000 people are missingbut this number may decrease as communications are restored.
At least 30,000 people in Derna were displaced by the floodsannounced the UN’s International Organization for Migration.
The storm also hit other areas in eastern Libya, including the cities of Bayda, Susa and Marj.
The rescuers recovered at least 150 bodies on Wednesday washed up from the sea off Baida, bringing the death toll in the city to around 200.
The terrifying destruction showed the intensity of the stormbut also the vulnerability of Libya.
Source :Skai
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