DERNA September 17. 2023 (Saba) - The death toll from floods in the city of Derna in eastern Libya has risen to 11,300, according to what the United Nations announced on Saturday in an update to the toll, citing the Libyan Red Crescent.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, also based on Libyan Red Crescent figures, said that 10,100 others were still missing in the stricken city. The update added that floods claimed the lives of 170 people elsewhere in eastern Libya outside Derna.
The United Nations report expected that “these numbers will rise as search and rescue crews work diligently to find survivors,” noting that about a week after Hurricane Daniel, which struck northeastern Libya, “the humanitarian situation remains bleak, especially in Derna.”
The report indicated that the city suffers from a severe problem with drinking water, and at least 55 children were poisoned because they drank contaminated water.
In the surrounding areas, which have witnessed years of armed conflict, the United Nations has warned of the dangers of landmines that have been swept from one place to another by flood waters and threaten civilians moving on foot.
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resource : Saba