“The problem is coordinating our efforts with the government and then with other authorities in the east of the country,” emphasizes the UN emergencies director, pointing out that the number of deaths “is unknown.”
The United Nations emergency director said Friday that the full magnitude of the humanitarian catastrophe in eastern Libya is “an unknown”.
Interactive. Satellite images show Libya before and after floods
“The problem for us in Libya is obviously coordinating our efforts with the government and then with other authorities in the east of the country” Martin Griffiths said at a press conference in Geneva, adding that “the level of need and the number of deaths are still unknown.” The NGO Libyan Red Crescent said on Thursday that 11,300 people had died in Derna (eastern Libya). ) and others 10,100 are missing.
The oil-rich state has been divided, since 2014, between rival governments to the east, in Benghazi, and to the west, in Tripoli, supported by various militias and international partners, respectively. The city of Derna is governed by the eastern administration of Libya, which is supported by military commander Khalifa Hiftar.
Death toll after Libya floods rises to 11,300
This Friday, the city of Derna was evacuated and only search and rescue teams were allowed to enter, announced Salam al-Fergany, director general of the Ambulance and Emergency Service for eastern Libya.
Source: Observadora
