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LIBYA’S FLOOD Nightmare: Over 1,500 Lives Lost, Death Toll May Soar Beyond 5,000
— Emergency teams in Derna, an eastern city in Libya, have discovered more than 1,500 bodies following the catastrophic floods triggered by Mediterranean storm Daniel. The death toll is expected to climb over 5,000 as the city was devastated when floodwaters broke through dams and wiped out entire neighborhoods. This disaster underscores both the storm’s power and a nation’s susceptibility fractured by over ten years of turmoil.
Libya is divided between rival governments in the east and west leading to widespread neglect of infrastructure. Aid only started arriving in Derna on Tuesday, a full day and a half after the disaster hit. The floods damaged or destroyed numerous access routes to this coastal city home to roughly 89,000 people.
Video footage showed dozens of bodies draped with blankets in one hospital yard and mass graves brimming with victims. By Tuesday evening, more than half of the recovered bodies had been buried according to eastern Libya’s health minister. Mohammed Abu-Lamousha from east Libya’s interior ministry cited a death toll surpassing 5,300 for Derna alone while Tamer Ramadan from International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimated that at least 10,000 people were still unaccounted for.
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LIBYA’S FLOOD Nightmare: Over 1,500 Lives Lost, Death Toll Feared to Shatter 5,000 Record
— In the wake of Mediterranean storm Daniel, emergency workers in Derna, a city in eastern Libya, have discovered over 1,500 bodies. The city is still reeling from the disaster and there are fears that the death toll could exceed a staggering 5,000.
Libya’s divided state and rival governments have led to neglect of infrastructure. This has made the nation more vulnerable during such disasters. Despite this chaos, external help only started pouring into Derna more than a day and a half after disaster struck. The damaged access roads added another layer of complexity to rescue efforts in this coastal city with around 89,000 inhabitants.
The aftermath scenes are harrowing with images showing mass graves and hospitals overflowing with bodies. According to the health minister for eastern Libya, half of the recovered bodies had been interred by Tuesday evening. However,Tamer Ramadan from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies cautioned that at least another 10k people were still unaccounted for.
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged solidarity with Libyans during this crisis while promising swift humanitarian aid in collaboration with local and international partners. This disaster follows closely on heels of another catastrophe — a deadly earthquake near Marrakesh in Morocco last Friday
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