The estimated number of deaths in the Libyan city could be between 18,000 and 20,000, depending on the number of districts destroyed, as explained by the mayor.
The estimated number of deaths in the Libyan city of Derna after the catastrophic flood It could reach between 18,000 and 20,000 depending on the number of districts destroyed, Derna Mayor Abdulmenam Al Gaizi told Al Arabiya TV on Wednesday.
The mayor of the city has explained that the calculations are derived from the enormous damage registered in several neighborhoods of Derna, which suffers from the practice destruction of 25% of the citybefore emphasizing that the interruption of communications makes search and rescue tasks more difficult.
Similarly, in statements to the Al Arabiya television network, he stated that the city’s dam, which burst shortly after another upstream dam collapsed due to the pressure of the water, had not been maintained since 2008 due to the political crisis. country.
The country has been divided into two governments after the House of Representatives ended the mandate of the Prime Minister of Unity. Abdul Hamid Dbeibefor the postponement of the presidential elections in December 2021 and will be appointed to this position Fazi Bashaga –later suspended and replaced by Osama Hamad–, a decision that dealt a blow to efforts to end the conflict and instability that has rocked Libya since the arrest and execution of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Search and rescue operations continue in the city and other affected locations in eastern Libya, as well as nearby 34,000 people have been displaced by floods, including 30,000 in Derna, according to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The Minister of Civil Aviation of the eastern authorities, Hichem Chiuat, said on Wednesday that the waters off the coast of Derna were “constantly bringing in dozens of bodies” of people swept into the Mediterranean by the flash flood.
Storm ‘Daniel’ has hit the east of the country – divided into two parallel governments since early 2022 due to a serious political crisis – after wreaking havoc in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey last week, killing nearly 30 people.
Source: EITB
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