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More than 11,000 dead and 10,000 missing in Libya due to Cyclone Daniel

  • September 15, 2023
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Cyclone Daniel passes through Libya The Red Crescent aid group estimates that more than 11,300 people were killed and more than 10,000 were missing.. Only Derna, one of

Cyclone Daniel passes through Libya The Red Crescent aid group estimates that more than 11,300 people were killed and more than 10,000 were missing..

Only Derna, one of the worst-hit cities, has more than 30,000 displaced people and more than 5,000 dead. the humanitarian group said.

Coordinator International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), Tamer Ramadansaid there was still hope of finding survivors in Libya.

Regarding the number of missing people, estimated at around 10,000, he stated that it was possible that many people who had left the city in search of help had been unable to contact their relatives and inform them that they were alive due to a breakdown in communication .

More than 250,000 Libyans are urgently dependent on humanitarian aid, according to the UN.After entire neighborhoods were wiped out, thousands of families were left homeless and thousands dead and missing, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths told the conference.

One of the authorities’ concerns. UN Secretary General says this is a hidden health crisis due to the large number of human bodies remaining in the open, as well as the lack of drinking water and the destruction of infrastructure.

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The UN has released $10 million from its emergency fund. deliver supplies and food to flood victims in Libya, hoping to contribute to preventing a health crisis.

“On September 13, the Emergency Relief Coordinator released $10 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund. expand interventions in response to this disaster“, the organization said.

In addition, the UN statement said its humanitarian partners are asking for an end to the emergency situation that has developed over the past three months. $71.4 million to meet the most urgent needs of 250 thousand people Of the 884 thousand he has calculated, they are the needy.

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However, he warned that “This urgent call may be updated. as soon as more information becomes available.”

For its part, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said this Thursday in a statement: the tragedy could have been avoided if the country had more advanced early warning and evacuation systems.

(According to EFE and UN information)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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