DERNA, Libya - The UN on Monday warned that disease outbreaks could bring 'a second devastating crisis' to Libya a week after a massive flash flood devastated the coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths.
DERNA, Libya - The UN on Monday warned that disease outbreaks could bring"a second devastating crisis" to Libya a week after a massive flash flood devastated the coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths.
The flash flood that has killed nearly 3,300 people and left thousands more missing came as the war-scarred North African country was lashed by the hurricane-strength Storm Daniel on September 10. "I took nothing but my glasses and phone and fled while water was shaking the iron doors like an earthquake," the Abdel Moneim Awad al-Sheikh, 73, who was awakened in the pre-dawn hours by the sound of screams and rushing water.
Libyan officials and humanitarian organisations have warned, however, that the final toll could be much higher with thousands still missing. Emergency response teams and aid have been deployed from France, Greece, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The International Organization for Migration's Libya chief Tauhid Pasha posted on X that the aim now was to channel all authorities"to work together, in coordination".
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