Approximately 30 thousand people were displaced due to floods On Monday, it was recorded in the Libyan city of Derna, which is located in the east of Libya and was most affected by the passage of storm ‘Daniel’, which killed at least 5,000 people and caused thousands to go missing. International Organization for Migration (IOM).
IOM emphasized that “Derna is the most affected town” by the release of “Daniel”. heavy rains It caused two dams to collapse and subsequently flooded important parts of the city on the Mediterranean coast.
He thus noted the “massive devastation” in the city and confirmed that “closed, destroyed and flooded roads have seriously undermined access for humanitarian actors.” “The city has seven entrances, but only two from the south are working.”
“The bridges connecting the eastern part of the Derna River to the western part have collapsed,” the organization said, adding that “Many immigrants live in low-lying areas in the neighboring regions of the valley, and this situation creates fear of floods.” It destroyed many houses.
In this sense, he has emphasized the following so far: The deaths of 250 Egyptians living in the city have been confirmed. This situation, in which “widespread electricity and telecommunications outages” were also recorded, also limits communication opportunities.
Moreover, IOM said another 3,000 people were displaced in Al Baida, whose main hospital was operating at 80 percent of its capacity. Added to this figure are a thousand displaced people in Al Mjelei and nearly 2,000 displaced people in the city of Benghazi.
Authorities in the east of the country estimate the death toll at at least 5,200. Although sources from the Libyan unity government based in the capital Tripoli, The death toll rose to 6 thousand According to the news of Qatar television channel Al Jazeera.
In this sense, the Minister of Civil Aviation of the eastern authorities, Hichem Chiuat, stated that during the day, the waters on the Derna coast “constantly brought dozens of human corpses” that were dragged into the Mediterranean due to flash floods. about 25 percent of the city.
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths made a statement. 10 million dollar aid package To support Libya in response to the devastation caused by ‘Daniel’ (approximately €9.3 million).
After causing damage in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, where nearly thirty deaths occurred last week, storm ‘Daniel’ hit the east of the country, which has been divided into two parallel governments since the beginning of 2022 due to a serious political crisis.