2023-09-13 12:14:00
After the storm that swept through Libya, the question of international support arises. Could our B-Fast teams, for example, go there?
The answer is no. Quite simply because the legal framework which governs the interventions of the B-Fast teams is very clear. We cannot send men or medicines to an area where there is an armed conflict. And in Libya, there are recurring clashes between rival factions and political institutions are divided and unstable. Belgium has therefore not even offered its aid to Libya, which has not asked for it.
Other countries have done so individually, such as France, which is proposing to set up a field hospital. The Libyan authorities prefer to work alone first and especially with their sister countries. Some are already sending equipment, this is the case of Egypt, Algeria and Turkey which have been sending men and equipment over the past 24 hours. This is also the case for international organizations, such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which are increasingly intervening with rescue teams. But all this is done with great difficulty, given the complexity of organizing in these disaster areas.
Storm Daniel and subsequent flooding in the town of Derna caused more than 5,000 deaths. The UN migration agency also indicated on Wednesday that there were at least 30,000 displaced people.
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