September 19, 2023, local time, Drna, Libya, post-disaster scene. The area was hit by Hurricane Daniel, which caused flooding, killing thousands of people and causing heavy damage.
According to CCTV news reports, on September 19, local time, Arab TV quoted Libya's medical minister as saying that up to now, the number of people killed in Libyan floods is 3,351.
On September 19, 2023, local time, people gathered in front of a destroyed building in Derna, Libya, after a deadly flash flood.
On the 17th, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a report citing World Health Organization data, revising the number of flood deaths in Libya to 3,958, and more than 9,000 people were missing. Earlier, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs cited data from the Libyan Red Crescent Society as saying that at least 11,300 people died as a result of the Libyan floods, but the Libyan Red Crescent subsequently denied the figure.
On September 19, 2023, local time, workers were clearing rubble in Derna, Libya.
Xinhua News Agency reported on the 19th that UN agencies warned on the 18th that if there is an epidemic of infectious diseases in Libya after the disaster, it may become a "second wave of devastating crisis". UN agencies and Libyan authorities are taking steps to prevent the outbreak.
On September 19, 2023, local time, in Derna, Libya, volunteers patrolled the rubble wearing protective equipment.
On September 19, 2023, local time, in Derna, Libya, volunteers patrolled the rubble wearing protective equipment.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya issued a statement saying that after the floods in Libya, local drinking water sources were contaminated and sanitation was poor, raising concerns about the spread of the disease. Nine UN agencies are working together to prevent outbreaks in the affected areas.
On September 19, 2023, local time, a water search and rescue operation was underway in Derna, Libya.
On September 18, 2023, local time, divers from the United Arab Emirates carried out a search and rescue mission in Derna, Libya.
Libyan health official Haider Sayyeh said in an interview with the media on the 16th that in the hardest-hit eastern city of Derna, at least 150 people had diarrhea due to drinking contaminated water, including 55 children.
On September 19, 2023, local time, people received vaccination at a clinic after a deadly flash flood in Derna, Libya.
Osman Abdul-Jalil, a health department official at the Libyan Eastern Regional Authority, said on the 17th that the disaster area has begun vaccination to "prevent diseases that often occur after such disasters." But he did not provide further details or say whether there was an outbreak in the affected area.
On September 17, 2023, local time, rescuers worked in the disaster area of Drna, Libya.
On September 17, 2023, local time, international rescue workers were working on the ruins of buildings in Derna, Libya.
Regimes in both eastern and western Libya sent rescue teams to the affected areas, but progress was slow due to roadblocks, destroyed infrastructure and coordination problems.
On September 19, 2023, local time, the victim stood in the rubble of Derna, Libya.
On September 19, 2023, local time, volunteers rested in Drna, Libya.
On September 18, 2023, local time, Hurricane Daniel hit Drna, Libya, causing flooding, causing many deaths and heavy losses.
On September 16, 2023, local time, Drna, Libya, aerial photograph of the disaster area in Drna, Libya.
On September 18, 2023, local time, Derna, Libya, was hit by Hurricane Daniel and caused flooding, causing serious damage.
Hurricane Daniel made landfall on the Mediterranean coast of eastern Libya on the 10th, causing flooding. The Abu Mansour Dam and the Bilad Dam on the Derna River collapsed under the impact of flooding, causing significant damage to the downstream city of Derna.
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