2023-09-23 11:41:18
Health authorities in Libya revealed that more than 200 bodies were recovered during the past hours, while rescue teams focused on searching for victims in the depths of the sea and beaches.
The spokesman for the Libyan Ambulance and Emergency Service, Osama Ali, said in exclusive statements to Sky News Arabia that rescue efforts are still continuing, as 200 bodies have been recovered and transported to the “Martouba” area for burial.
Ali specified the details of the current situation in a number of points, saying:
Libyan rescue teams, with the help of Arab and international teams, continue their efforts to recover all the bodies and find out the situation of the missing. One of the remarkable things is the discovery of one of the bodies that was swept away by the current to the desert road in the “Madwar Al-Zaytoun” area, after the torrent had swept it away for more than 100 km. This is a long distance that indicates The depth of your current searches. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating, and there are hundreds of families leaving Derna every day, and they are being evacuated because the city is no longer suitable for living, especially since there is no water suitable for human use, as operations are being carried out to sterilize the city and treat drinking water, especially groundwater.
Missing people and dangers
In its latest report, the World Health Organization revealed the health and humanitarian situation in Libya, explaining that since the disaster occurred, more than 8,500 people have been officially reported missing. The organization added that search and rescue teams were able to extract 452 survivors from under the rubble of collapsed buildings, pointing out that the current situation includes: Between 30,000 and 35,000 people displaced due to the floods currently reside in crowded camps and settlements in Derna Governorate, where they have limited opportunities. For clean water and sanitation. Most of the health risks to flood survivors stem from contaminated water, poor personal hygiene, and poor sanitation facilities. Risks include the threat of outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as acute watery diarrhea and cholera, and outbreaks of vector-borne diseases such as typhoid fever, dengue fever, malaria and yellow fever.
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