according to station RTThe government of eastern Libya (divided country) said on September 12 that the death toll in the terrible flood disaster has reached 5,300. Meanwhile, the number of missing people is around 10,000, including 6,000 in the city of Derna.
A part of Derna city was badly damaged. Photo: AP
A building was severely destroyed in the city of Derna. Photo: Reuters
Mr Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Libya, also confirmed the number of missing people at 10,000, according to the news agency. Anadolu.
Hospitals in Derna are said to be closed and their morgues filled with bodies. Dr. Anas Bargathi, who is doing volunteer work in Derna, told the station cnn That many bodies are being left outside the mortuary.
Desolate scene in the city of Derna. Photo: Reuters
Satellite photos show part of the city of Derna before and after the disaster. Photo: Reuters
Ambulances were lined up in front of the cemetery. Photo: Reuters
Earlier, an eastern Libyan government official had said that the situation in Derna was the worst and 25% of the city had been washed away into the sea.
Turkiye was one of the first countries to provide humanitarian assistance and sent 168 search and rescue teams to the city of Benghazi. The city was near Derna and was also affected by “severe floods”. France and Italy have also offered support.
One of the rescue teams from Turkiye left for Derna. Photo: Anadolu
Residential areas are being destroyed in front of the Libyan people. Photo: Reuters
Earlier, torrential rains from the storm caused two dams to collapse, dumping a wall of water over the city of Derna and leveling large areas of the city of 125,000 people.
Initial reports also indicate that dozens of villages and towns have also been inundated by the floods and there has been widespread damage to infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the estimated death toll from the earthquake disaster in Morocco, another North African country, has reached more than 2,900 and the number of injured has reached more than 5,500. The most depressing situation is that of people in remote areas isolated by landslides, making relief efforts difficult.
Talaat N’Yaqoub – A woman next to the ruins of a ruined residential area in Morocco. Photo: Reuters
Rescuers from Spain, Britain and Qatar, as well as Moroccan forces, are still trying to find survivors. Meanwhile, Italy, Belgium, France and Germany said their requests for support had not yet been accepted.
