DERNA — Approximately 20,000 people have been displaced, with an
estimated 3,000 casualties in Libya's eastern region, centered in Benghazi.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah announced the dispatch of a 14-tonne aid
plane to Benghazi, although access to the hardest-hit city of Derna remains
challenging.
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Relief convoys are moving from west to east
as the Tripoli government designates the eastern region as a disaster zone and
pledges assistance. The Benghazi administration reports over 1,000 retrieved
bodies in Derna, Al Jazeera reported.
Storm Daniel struck eastern Libya, causing
two dams to burst, flooding the Wadi Derna River and devastating the city.
Apartment blocks collapsed, a seafront bridge vanished, and the number of
missing individuals ranges from 5,000 to 10,000.
Roads to Derna are impassable due to
flooding, hindering communication and rescue efforts. Hani Shennib from the
National Council on Libya-US Relations noted that a quarter of the city has
been completely eroded.
Flooded hospitals forced evacuations, leaving
many patients and staff stranded. International assistance is deemed necessary
by Tamer Ramadan from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
25 percent of bodies are disappearing
Hichem Chkiouat, Minister of Civil Aviation
in Benghazi, reported that bodies are scattered throughout the city, with
approximately 25 percent of it disappearing.
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