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20,000 people feared dead due to storm-flood in Libya

News On Time Desk 15 September 2023

Delhi: Storm Daniel and flood have caused severe devastation in the African country Libya. After the storm, two dams broke near Derna city with a population of 10 thousand. The entire city has been destroyed by this. The mayor of Derna city has said that the death toll could reach 20 thousand.

Al Jazeera quoted local authorities as saying that so far 6,900 people have died in the country. The figure is continuously increasing. There are only 700 bodies which have been identified. More than 20 thousand people are missing. A 52-year-old driver named Usama al-Hussadi told Al Jazeera that he searching for his wife and five children for four days.

He said- I have been searching the hospitals and community halls, but I am not able to find any information about them anywhere. He says that he has lost 50 of his relatives due to the flood.

According to the Libyan Security Force, 4 countries Turkey, Italy, Qatar and UAE are providing help in the flood affected areas. Medical equipments, medicines and food are being delivered here. Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Kuwait have also said to help. The United Nations, European Union and America are also releasing emergency funds.