After the flood, Libyan mortuaries are recovering

Libyans are rushing to bury their dead in Derna, the northern coastal city flooded by a severe rain that devastated two dams and residences.After the flood Libyan mortuaries are recovering

Despite treating survivors of a 5,000-person disaster, Libya’s eastern parliament-backed authorities reported full mortuaries at out-of-service hospitals.

Authorities estimate 10,000 more are lost at sea or buried in the 100,000-person city.

Infrastructure destruction prohibits humanitarian organisations from reaching many areas. Derna has seven entrances, but only two are open.

Rescuers search wreckage piles for survivors and Islamic burials.

Libya’s minister of state for cabinet affairs, Adel Juma, said the Martyrs’ Committee identifies missing people and implements Sharia-compliant identification and burial processes.

Rescuers clearing roads and debris after Storm Daniel face a monumental task.

Communication was disrupted by the storm, hindering rescue attempts and worrying family members outside Libya about missing loved ones.

Palestinian woman Ayah hasn’t spoken to her Derna cousins since the floods.

I’m worried about them. Both my cousins live in Derna. All communications are down, so I don’t know if they’re alive. Watching Derna videos is disturbing. “We are all terrified,” she told CNN.

Libyan mortuaries are recovering after the flood.

The 2011 uprising against Muammar Gaddafi‘s rule shook Libya, and a civil war tore it apart. The scope of the damage shows how defenceless a country that has long struggled with rival factions and anarchy is.

The UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) is in Tripoli in northwest Libya, while commander Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) support the eastern-based parliament led by Osama Hamad.

Haftar and his eastern administration are in charge of Derna, which is situated roughly 190 miles (300 km) east of Benghazi.

‘Catastrophe’ that we weren’t ready for

Storm Daniel may have triggered one of North Africa’s deadliest floods.

The incredibly powerful low-pressure system created a tropical-like storm that crossed the Mediterranean and Libya. Daniel caused unprecedented floods in Greece last week, but fewer deaths.

The tragic storm arrives in a year of unprecedented climate disasters and harsh weather, including wildfires and searing heat.

Derna was the worst hit by the flooding when two dams collapsed, sending entire neighbourhoods into the sea.

According to Emergency and Ambulance Services representative Osama Aly, “Libya was not prepared for a catastrophe like that.”

Nations and organisations dispatch aid.

The IRC calls it “an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.”

According to IRC senior vice president for disaster response Ciaran Donelly, the committee is requesting global aid in addition to a joint needs assessment for flood victims.

Please remember that Libya is a dangerous country and a gateway to Europe. IRC has provided protection and medical care to vulnerable migrants, refugees, and Libyans during this protracted crisis since 2016.

Aid from abroad is pouring in. Wednesday saw a 52-person search and rescue team from Tunisia west of Libya. Tunisia’s TAP reported four search dogs, three physicians, a dive crew, and a water extraction unit.

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LANA reported eight Algerian army aircraft delivering food, medical supplies, clothing, and tents arriving in Libya on Wednesday.

Under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, Germany, Romania, and Finland sent tents, field beds, blankets, 80 generators, food, hospital tents, and water tanks.

The EU gave €500,000 ($540,000) in humanitarian aid to Libya after its request.

Tuesday saw Turkish emergency management authority planes transport humanitarian aid to Libya. Anadolu Agency reported that Erdogan ordered 168 search and rescue teams and humanitarian aid to Benghazi.

The Civil Protection Department announced Tuesday that Italy is deploying a civil defence crew to aid rescue efforts.

According to the US Embassy in Tripoli, special representative Ambassador Richard Norland released a humanitarian need statement.

This “authorises the US to pay Libya’s help early. The statement on X, formerly Twitter, read: “We are engaging with UN partners and the Libyan government to direct formal US assistance.

According to the state news agency, UAE President Zayed Al Nahyan sent support and search and rescue teams to the victims while offering his sympathies.