Libya: little hope of finding survivors after floods | Storm Daniel had a devastating corridor, with thousands of deaths

Humanitarian organizations have warned of the increasing risk of disease spreading after the floods Thousands of dead and missing in eastern LibyaHopes of finding survivors were exhausted on Saturday, six days after the disaster struck.

The water column resulting from Storm Daniel that struck the city tuberOn the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, two dams burst and caused a lightning flood that destroyed everything in its path.

The flood, which resembled a tsunami several meters high, left a scene of devastation, with much of the city destroyed. As if a strong earthquake had occurredPhotographer said who France Press agency According to information published by that agency.

The waters swept away entire buildings, half of them were destroyed, and vehicles were stuck in their walls. This disaster strikes a country torn by years of conflict, with two governments facing off against each other..

Senior officials in the authority controlling eastern Libya (which is not the UN-recognized government) have given contradictory assessments. Othman Abdel Jalil, Minister of Health of the Sharkia Government, said 3,166 deaths in the balance sheet released Friday eveningWhich included 101 deaths found during the day.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization reported this “The bodies of 3,958 people have been found and identified” and that 9,000 are missing. This United Nations agency announced that 29 tons of medical supplies have already arrived in the city of Benghazi, about 300 kilometers from Derna.

Two cargo planes landed in Benghazi carrying aid, one from the United Arab Emirates and the other from Iran. Turn on the tuber inlet There is a constant flow of vehicles moving along the improvised road Excavators continue to work to remove the rubble. In Al Bayda, 100 kilometers west of Derna, residents They are trying to clear the roads and clean their flooded homes Through the mud after the flood.

Rescue efforts are hampered by the chaos the country has plunged into since the uprising that, with NATO help, toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Currently There are two governments facing each otherThe first: one in Tripoli, recognized by the United Nations and led by Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dabaiba, and another in the east, under the control of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.