Outrage due to floods in Libya, death toll may reach 10 thousand

Darna. 2300 people have been confirmed dead so far due to the devastating floods in the Libyan city of Derna. The emergency services said on Tuesday that the death toll was likely to be much higher. Other countries of the world immediately offered help and sent rescue teams to deal with this crisis. About 100,000 people’s homes were destroyed in this dangerous storm.

Flooding caused widespread destruction in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna, where high-rise riverside buildings collapsed and houses and cars were washed away by raging waters. Emergency services under the internationally recognized government reported a preliminary death toll of more than 2,300 in Derna alone and said more than 5,000 people were missing while nearly 7,000 were injured. But rival government officials in eastern Libya said flooding in Derna had killed “thousands” of people and that the death toll could exceed 10,000.

The flooding was caused by the torrential rains caused by Hurricane Daniel. It first struck Libya on Sunday after wreaking havoc in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. Footage on Libyan TV showed dozens of bodies wrapped in blankets or sheets awaiting identification in Derna’s main square. In the south-east there are piles of dead bodies in the village of Maratouba. More than 300 victims were buried on Monday. But a large number of people are feared to be lost in the river that flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

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“The death toll is high and could reach thousands,” said Tamer Ramzan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He said 10,000 people are missing. Elsewhere in eastern Libya, the aid group Norwegian Refugee Council said “entire villages have been flooded and the death toll continues to rise”. In addition, he says communities across Libya have endured years of conflict, poverty and displacement. A new calamity will worsen the condition of these people. There will be huge pressure on hospitals and shelters.”

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