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The situation in the port city of Darna is particularly terrible. “We expect a very high number of victims. Based on the destroyed districts in the city of Darna, there could be 18,000 to 20,000 dead,” Mayor Abdel-Moneim al-Gheithy told the Arabic television channel Al-Arabija. The Storm “Daniel” hit the North African country on Sunday. Two dams burst near Darna and entire quarters of the city, which has a population of 100,000, were washed into the sea. Entire streets are submerged in meters of mud.
Hope for survivors is dwindling
Rescue teams continued to search for survivors in the rubble. But the hope of finding people alive is dwindling. Videos on social media showed convoys of vehicles carrying away the dead, while other images showed bodies floating in the sea. Recovered victims were buried in body bags in mass graves. The state of emergency continues to prevail in other parts of the civil war country. Meanwhile, there are desperate calls for more humanitarian aid for the survivors. In Darna alone, more than 30,000 people have become homeless, as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on X. 10,000 people were missing.
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) launched aid deliveries. According to the organization, there are 100 tents with lighting, 1,000 camp beds, 1,000 blankets, 1,000 sleeping mats and 80 power generators. The aid organization Doctors Without Borders also announced the arrival of an emergency team in Darna on Thursday. The organization announced that it consists of logisticians and medical staff. They are also bringing emergency equipment to treat the injured and body bags for Libya’s Red Crescent charity.
Refugees are also concerned
Concern also extends to the hundreds of thousands of refugees and other migrants from more than 40 countries for whom Libya is a stepping stone to Europe, reported the Saudi Arabia-based newspaper “Arab News”. It was said that there are also likely to be victims among these people who were swept away by the floods.
In addition to Darna, other cities such as Al-Baida, Al-Marj, Susa and Shahat are also affected. “We just need people who understand the situation – logistical help, dogs that can smell people and get them out of the ground. We just need humanitarian help, people who really know what they are doing,” said a Libyan doctor who works in a clinic near Darnas, the British broadcaster BBC.
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