Hurricane Daniel made landfall on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast on September 10, causing severe flooding. On the evening of September 23, local time, the Libyan government's Supreme Council for Emergency and Rapid Response announced that up to now, the registered death toll caused by flooding in eastern Libya is 3,845. Some of the victims have been buried but have not yet been included in the published statistics. The committee will work to include this number in the coming days.
In Derna, the hardest-hit area of the floods, rescuers have not given up and are still searching for survivors.
The northeastern Libyan city of Derna, suffered heavy losses in the floods, killing a large number of citizens and missing many more, and there has been no news. What was once a trading center and an oasis city is now in ruins, with roads washed away by floods or buried in rubble. Although more than 10 days have passed since the floods, rescuers have not given up, searching for survivors and the bodies of the unfortunate victims in the rubble and rubble.
Red Crescent Medical Team Member Allah: The situation in Derna is still very tragic and very difficult. I don't know how to describe it to you. People and the bodies of the victims are still buried under the rubble, and no one has been able to find them. The situation is tragic, and I don't know how to describe it. All the rescuers did their best, but there were still many obstacles.
Because of the risk of disease transmission in the affected areas, the Libyan Red Crescent sent rescue teams and medical personnel to assist in the rescue, search for the bodies of the victims and treat the wounded. In addition, due to the current high demand for medical supplies and food supplies in the affected areas, the Libyan Red Crescent Society is stepping up the collection of medical supplies and food to transport them to the city of Derna and other affected areas.
Mufta, Red Crescent Medical Team Member: We needed to use first aid supplies every 5 to 10 minutes, so much so that the people we brought in ran out of first aid supplies, medical equipment and medicines and had to get them from field hospitals. They provided us with masks, gloves and first aid supplies.
Concerned about the post-disaster, waterborne disease outbreaks have now isolated the worst-hit areas of Derna, and the local health department has launched a vaccination program.
Source: CCTV News Client