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On September 10, local time, Hurricane Daniel hit eastern Libya, causing widespread flooding.
According to the Associated Press, on the 12th local time, spokespersons from eastern Libya, Mohammed Abu and Lumusha, said, "At present, the death toll caused by Hurricane 'Daniel' in the city of Derna has exceeded 5,300. ”
The Red Cross warned that the death toll from the devastating floods in eastern Libya is expected to rise sharply, with at least 10,000 missing and more than 40,000 displaced.
"25% of the city destroyed"
One resident told Reuters: "People are sleeping and waking up because their houses are surrounded by water. ”
In the Akhdar region of Libya, cities such as Beda, Sousse and Shahat were affected by flooding. The first to bear this burden was the coastal city of Derna, with 100,000 inhabitants. Two dams upstream of the city were damaged by high water pressure caused by the typhoon. Overwhelmed, about 25% of the area was destroyed.
Reuters said that on the road leading to Derna, vehicles were seen overturning on the side of the road, trees uprooted and houses flooded. AFP reported that two dams upstream of Derna collapsed, the main bridge was washed away, high-rise buildings along the river collapsed and houses disappeared into the raging sea.
Civil aviation officials and members of the country's emergency committee told Reuters that the situation in Derna, where more than 1,000 people died, was "catastrophic." "It's no exaggeration to say that 25% of the city has disappeared."
The death toll is expected to rise
According to a report by Al Jazeera on the 12th, road traffic in Derna has not been guaranteed, and the Internet and electricity have been cut off. The number of deaths, disappearances and displacement is expected to increase.
In addition to Derna, floodwaters engulfed many cities in the northeast of the country, which border the Mediterranean, CNN said.
Now, Libya's National Unity Government and Eastern Government have declared three days of mourning for the flood victims.
Residents of the disaster area in Libya:
The flood destroyed the entire city
One resident of the disaster area said he saw the car carrying his family swallowed in water after the floods.
Residents of the affected area: Floodwaters can immediately wash away cars and cause damage. (Reporter: Is there anyone up there? Yes, there is a family in the car.
Residents of the affected area: Storms and floods completely devastated the area, as well as the small town of Beda. The school is still well preserved to this day. The floods destroyed schools and entire towns, and people lost their belongings.
WHO：
The scale of the Libyan disaster is frightening, the World Health Organization said on the 12th local time that the scope of damage caused by Hurricane Daniel in Libya is shocking, and the rainfall has affected at least 1.5 million to 1.8 million people. The flooding also caused damage to hospitals, preventing some from functioning. Currently, WHO is helping the victims and building a square cabin hospital in the affected area.
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris: This region has never experienced such a storm in living memory. The scope of the disaster was terrifying, and we learned what field hospitals and mobile clinics could be built locally.
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