Sergei Mukhametov, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Oceanology at the Faculty of Geography of Lomonosov Moscow State University, said that the number of flood victims will increase after Hurricane Daniel in Libya and that the risk of epidemic is high in unhealthy conditions. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, the consequences of the hurricane were due to the fact that it passed through a region where nature and infrastructure could not adapt to such rainfall.
“The value of almost a year’s worth fell in one day, this is a terrible thing,” the expert said.
Before that, the Canadian government decided. emphasize $5 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by deadly floods in Libya.
On September 10, Hurricane Daniel hit the country. The city of Derna in the Cyrenaica region was hardest hit, where two dams collapsed and a catastrophic situation was developing. The country’s authorities declared three days of national mourning. Libya also requested international assistance.
Previously in China evacuated 200 thousand people due to typhoon.