Death toll from Cyclone Daniel as it crosses the northeast LibyaThe number of missing people exceeded 9,100 in the worst-hit city of Derna alone, according to preliminary data from authorities controlling the east of the country.

This was stated by the representative of the ambulance and emergency services Osama Ali. He called the situation “tragic.” and highlighted the difficulties of rescue teams as the city was divided in two after the collapse of two dams, which poured more than 33 million liters of water into the center of the capital, engulfing residential areas, bridges and roads from them.

This city, the fourth largest, with a population of 120 thousand people, is surrounded by a mountain range. therefore it was inaccessible by land No electricity or telecommunications since Sunday.

#Libya🇱🇾 More than 3,000 dead, about 10,000 missing and 20,000 families were forced to flee their homes after floods caused by the hurricane. #Daniel.

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— Mauricio Orellana 🧠 (@MauriOrellanaSV) September 12, 2023

The person in charge thanked the international teams that had arrived in the country in the last few hours for their experience in dealing with natural disasters, as well as forensic teams to identify hundreds of bodies these people crowd the coastlines and public squares, waiting to be transported to the morgues of neighboring municipalities.

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Lack of resources forced rescuers to extract hundreds of victims from the rubble with household utensils and bury them in mass graves. at the Martuba cemetery, about twenty kilometers from here.

Libya: Successful rescue operation 👍 ..
Flood in Libya ⛈️🌪️#LibyaFloods #Libya pic.twitter.com/8bSYtzZH1w

— 𝖂𝖆𝖖𝖆𝖘 𝕾𝖎𝖆𝖑 (@waqas_sial007) September 12, 2023

The Government of National Unity (GUN), based in Tripoli and recognized by the international community, Tarek al-Haraz, reported that 1,300 bodies have already been identified and buried while entire families went missing due to heavy rains, making identification difficult.

The Council of Ministers approved on Tuesday a budget of 384 million euros (about $413 million) for the reconstruction fund for Benghazi and Derna and 96 million euros (about $103 million) for victims once the census is carried out in areas declared damaged in Derna, Benghazi, Al-Bayda, Al-Marja and Sousse.

Unfortunately, the flooding in Libya appears to have killed many people and the international response has been slow. #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/zweLYySPfA

— Randall Gates (@rgatess) September 12, 2023

The opposing powers of the East and West, who share executive power, appealed to the international community this Monday humanitarian aid and declared three days of mourning national throughout the territory.

After the attack on Greece and Turkey, Cyclone Daniel has been downgraded to a subtropical storm. on September 9 and began to weaken this Monday, heading towards neighboring Egypt, according to a report from the Arab Regional Meteorological Center. (EFE)

The port city of Derna in Libya after the recent devastating flood. pic.twitter.com/8HFwLcRLpd

— Comrade Fibrik (@Fibrik_Oficial) September 13, 2023

New video showing the scale of destruction caused by Mediterranean Storm Daniel in the city #Derna.
Thousands of dead, thousands missing and tens of thousands of families displaced.#Libya pic.twitter.com/Hg6yOA1Uxs

— ARA (@AndreaRamirezA_) September 13, 2023

This is how the city of Derna remained after the passage of Cyclone Daniel, according to the Minister of Aviation of the government of eastern Libya. 25% of the city would have been destroyed and 2/3 of it would currently be uninhabitable. pic.twitter.com/qD415m8XB2

— Mavica (@mavica81) September 12, 2023