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With the development of the times, our quality of life has improved significantly, but at this time, we have also found that the living environment is getting worse and worse, and some natural disasters will occur from time to time.
In the face of nature, the power of human beings seems particularly small.
Due to the previous uncontrolled mining and logging, the natural environment in many places has been damaged, and extreme severe weather has increased, and not long ago, eastern Libya was hit by floods.
This area has been in a state of war for many years, and the life of the people is hard enough, but God did not intend to spare them, and this flood came suddenly, and now the number of victims has exceeded 6,000.
It is said that fire and water are merciless, and there is really nothing wrong with this sentence, and the city of Derna, in eastern Libya, has almost become a deserted city.
Those who could escape had already retreated, leaving empty houses and corpses all over the ground.
The floods wiped out 25% of the city of Derna, leaving tears of heartbreak as they saw the destruction of their former homes.
What you don't know is that this catastrophe could have been avoided.
I. Flood situation in Libya
The main culprit for this disaster was Hurricane Daniel, which suddenly hit eastern Libya at 10 local time.
Later, after preliminary investigation, it was found that the city of Derna was the most affected, with one-quarter of the city being flooded.
The arrival of the hurricane brought heavy rainfall, windy weather, and most frighteningly, those houses that were not strong enough were directly destroyed by the hurricane, which left the people living in it without security.
Moreover, the arrival of floods has damaged important local infrastructure, such as roads and hospitals.
What was needed most was the treatment of medical staff, but some hospitals could not operate normally.
When this happened in Libya, the World Health Organization is dispatching medical rescue teams from all over the disaster area and assisting the local people to build field hospitals.
After learning from the people in the disaster area, after the flood appeared, he saw that the water in the city was like a huge wave, and soon after, a car carrying people on the road was directly swept away by the flood.
From the photos and videos sent by reporters on the front line, it can be seen that the current Derna can be described as an ocean.
Cars on the side of the road were scattered haphazardly, many were even washed away directly by the floodwaters, trees were destroyed, and most houses were submerged.
Many local people said that before the flood arrived, the weather station also notified everyone that there would be a hurricane, but they did not expect it to be so powerful.
Some even slept and woke up in the morning to find themselves surrounded by floodwaters.
The reason why Derna was so badly damaged was because two dams upstream were washed away.
As a result, all the rainwater poured into the city, and in the face of flooding, most people chose to move to higher places.
The huge current washed away the bridge, many buildings on the river bank collapsed, and some low houses even disappeared into the sea in an instant.
At such a speed, ordinary people cannot react and do not have the ability to fight, which is why the loss of personnel will be so serious.
It is no exaggeration to say that 25% of Denard's city has disappeared, and according to media reports, road traffic has not returned to normal.
Preliminary statistics put the number of people killed at more than 6,000, and this number is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue to unfold.
Now the floodwaters have not receded, and the internet and electricity are suspended.
Some local people said that in addition to various daily necessities and cars floating on the road, they will occasionally see corpses.
In addition to Derna, the floodwaters spread to several other surrounding cities, affecting several cities in northeastern Libya bordering the Mediterranean.
It has brought great inconvenience to the lives of the local people and threatened their personal safety.
The hurricane was one of the deadliest floods in North Africa in years, and it is estimated that more than 30,000 people could be displaced.
In this disaster, Libya not only suffered huge losses of property, many deaths, but also lost infrastructure.
It also meant that the entire city might need to be rebuilt, and now Derna is in ruins.
Second, the disaster that could have been avoided
It is hard to imagine that this situation is happening in today's economically prosperous society, where the forces of nature are powerful, but we have been trying our best to fight nature.
In the case of the mainland, when carrying out construction, overall arrangements will be made according to local conditions and the number of personnel.
In terms of quality, we strive to achieve perfection and use our greatest ability to resist the invasion of external forces.
In the past two years, floods have occurred in many areas of the mainland, and although some economic losses have also been caused, most of the local infrastructure has been preserved, which is conducive to later reconstruction.
Libya's economy is relatively fast because it is rich in oil resources, but it is precisely because of this that it has become the object of competition between many powerful countries, resulting in constant wars here.
This has left local construction basically in a state of stagnation, and people are not in the mood to promote development, but to save their lives as much as possible.
In the past two years, the situation has finally stabilized, and I did not expect to usher in this huge fire.
After the incident, the head of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization said that if Libya's early warning and emergency management system had been functioning properly, the casualties caused by this disaster could have been avoided.
As we said above, Libya's scientific and technological development is relatively backward due to the plagued by internal conflicts.
The local meteorological observation network has not kept pace with the times, and there is no suitable extreme weather warning system.
This led many people to know that there would be a storm, but only after the floodwater had already flowed into the house did they realize the seriousness of the problem.
Moreover, the relevant local departments did not carry out effective personnel evacuation.
Ordinary people will definitely panic when they encounter this situation.
At this time, if someone had guided everyone to move to a higher place collectively, such a large number of casualties might not have occurred.
Last year, some researchers said that the terrain of the city of Derna was particularly low-lying.
Call on local authorities to take flood warning measures and carry out regular maintenance of local dams.
It is clear that officials in the city of Derna have not taken the matter seriously, and it is clear from reports that the region has received almost no money in recent years to repair dams and spend on infrastructure.
The two dams, which were washed away by floodwaters, have not been maintained for several years.
As a result, when a powerful flood hit, it was powerless to stop it, and the pouring flood water flowed towards the city of Derna.
After the incident, the Libyan presidential commission set up a professional team to investigate the dam collapse.
But it was too late, and it could only be said that this was a warning for more than 6,000 innocent lives in Derna.
The most ridiculous thing is that after the disaster, everyone found that there was not a single regular hospital in Derna, a city of tens of thousands of people.
The rescue team temporarily found a well-equipped building to serve as a makeshift hospital.
Internal struggles have led to the instability of the Libyan regime, and anyone who knows anything about the country knows that it is now a coexistence of two governments.
They are still in a state of competition, so no official has too much ability to take care of people's livelihood.
Therefore, in many cities in Libya, infrastructure is basically in a state of abandonment.
After the internal conflict was resolved, Derna was recovered by the regime in the east, but the stepmother was definitely not close to the child.
As a result, after the flood, the eastern and western regimes did not carry out the rescue, but passed on each other's responsibilities, which missed the best time for rescue.
Third, the solution of follow-up problems
In addition to Libya, the hurricane also had a great impact on other Mediterranean countries, but no country suffered as much as Libya.
Most countries have robust early warning systems and robust responses.
This has effectively reduced the impact of the disaster and reduced its destructive power, which Libya really needs to warn against.
It is reported that near the local hospital in Derna, a large number of bodies have been piled up, and many local people have joined the rescue team, and these bodies will be buried centrally.
Faced with such tensions, local officials called for more assistance from volunteers from the country.
Now China, France, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, the United States and other countries and international organizations have expressed their willingness to help Libya.
After a huge flood, there must be some outbreaks of disease, which has been a experience since ancient times.
For Libya now, it is necessary to do a good job of burying and disinfecting the body to avoid a bigger disaster.
Because the local roads in Derna have not yet been cleared in time, many rescue teams and supplies cannot be brought in immediately.
This has become the most urgent problem at the moment, but everyone is doing their best to open the way.
It also makes us aware of the impact of natural disasters and climate change on people's lives.
This has become an issue that cannot be ignored, and it is important to pay attention to mitigating the effects of climate change, and advise all countries to prepare for natural disasters.
summary
The peace and stability of a country's political power affects the quality of life of the masses.
The fragmentation of the government and armed conflict have exacerbated problems in Libya, which has weakened confidence in the local economy and infrastructure, and exacerbated the damage caused by natural disasters.
At a time when international relations are complex, disputes between countries never cease, and humanitarian assistance is always given priority in the event of a catastrophe.
At this moment, everyone also realized the importance of humanitarian assistance and hoped that everyone could learn from the case of Libya.