Deputy Prime Minister of the parliament-appointed government in eastern Libya, Salem Maatouk al-Zadma, said that the country’s government will create an Emergency Management Department to quickly respond to any situation after the floods that completely destroyed cities in the east of the country. emergency. This was reported by RIA News.
According to him, global climate changes, as stated in UN reports and recommendations made at global climate summits in recent years, force the country to submit a proposal to establish an Office of Emergencies and Rapid Response at the next cabinet meeting. To provide support for this structure.
Before this, it was known that at least 891 buildings had been destroyed. damaged Flooding occurred in the Libyan city of Derna as a result of heavy rain and floods that affected the northeastern regions of the country.
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.