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BEIRUT (AGENCIES)
The humanitarian situation in flood-hit areas of eastern Libya is “quite critical at the moment,” as the population still lacks access to basic needs, a Red Cross official said yesterday.
Imene Trabelsi, spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Near and Middle East said that people affected by the eastern Libya flooding last week still lack food, proper shelter, access to clean water, electricity, and telecommunication services.
A powerful storm dubbed “Storm Daniel” hit eastern Libyan cities on September 10 after previously lashing Greece, Bulgaria, and Türkiye.
Two dams broke in the mountains above the port of Derna, washing away large areas of the city of around 100,000 people, with thousands feared dead.
In the past few days, conflicting figures have emerged from the politically divided nation about the death toll from the floods.
The ICRC spokeswoman said that it is very hard to give figures regarding the number of the dead.
“It is very important to highlight that the situation of the missing continues to be quite critical, as according to some estimations, there were at least 10,000 people missing, making the chances for survival very slim,” she said.
