Excerpt: According to CNN, on the 11th local time, Libyan officials said that the Mediterranean hurricane “Daniel” swept through many places in Libya, triggering devastating heavy rains and floods, causing the destruction of houses in coastal towns. , which may have killed as many as 2,000 people.
According to CNN, on the 11th local time, Libyan officials said that the Mediterranean hurricane “Daniel” swept through many places in Libya, triggering devastating heavy rains and floods, causing the destruction of houses in coastal towns and threatening to cause serious damage to the country. As many as 2,000 people were killed.
According to reports, on the same day, Ahmed Mismari, spokesman for the eastern Libyan National Army, said at a press conference that more than 2,000 people were killed in Derna, a city in eastern Libya that was severely affected, and 5,000 to 5,000 people were still alive. 6,000 people are missing.
Mismari also said the flooding was caused by the collapse of two dams south of Derna. “Three bridges were destroyed. Floodwaters swept away entire communities and eventually swept them into the sea.”
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Authorities said intense pressure from heavy rains in Derna caused dams to collapse, destroying homes and roads.
According to the Associated Press, videos posted online by Derna residents showed the severe damage caused by the flooding. The Derna River is a river that flows from the mountains through the city center. Video showed entire neighborhoods being submerged and multi-story apartment buildings far away from the river partially collapsed.
Reports said floods destroyed homes and other property in several towns in eastern Libya. The Libyan Red Crescent said contact with a staff member was lost while trying to help a stranded family. The agency is concerned that multiple people may have died in the flooding.
Osama Hamad, the Prime Minister of the government appointed by the Libyan National Congress, declared Derna a disaster area and said that “the current situation is catastrophic and unprecedented in Libya.”
Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Manfi also declared the eastern cities of Derna, Bayda and Shehat as disaster areas on social media on the 11th, and called on the international community to provide relief supplies to the disaster areas.
Libya, a Mediterranean country of more than 6 million people, has seen its infrastructure severely damaged after more than a decade of conflict. After the Gaddafi regime was overthrown in 2011, the two major forces in Libya were divided and faced off. The Government of National Accord and the armed forces that support it control the capital Tripoli and other western regions; the National Congress, allied with the “National Army”, controls the eastern and central regions, major southern cities, and some western cities.
Original title: Catastrophic floods caused by hurricane in Libya may kill at least 2,000 people
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2023-09-12 00:19:44
