Cairo/Tripoli: Storm Daniel and flood have caused severe devastation in the African country Libya. After the storm, two dams broke near Derna city with a population of 10 thousand. The entire city has been destroyed by this. The mayor of Derna city has said that the death toll could reach 20 thousand.
Aljazeera quoted local authorities as saying that so far 6,900 people have died in the country. The figure is continuously increasing. There are only 700 bodies which have been identified. More than 20 thousand people are missing. A 52-year-old driver named Usama al-Hussadi told reporters that he had been searching for his wife and five children for four days. He said- I have been searching the hospitals and community halls, but I am not able to find any information about them anywhere. He says that he has lost 50 of his relatives due to the flood.
According to the Libyan Security Force, 4 countries Turkey, Italy, Qatar and UAE are providing help in the flood affected areas. Medical equipments, medicines and food are being delivered here. Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Kuwait have also said to help. The United Nations, European Union and America are also releasing emergency funds.
The Health Minister said that dead bodies were seen floating in water in many areas. Dead bodies have decomposed in many houses. Some media reports say that dead bodies have been seen floating in a sea. The situation is so bad that there is no space left even to bury those who died. Dead bodies can be seen on the roads. According to media reports, there were two dams near the port city of Derna, which were broken due to the storm and flood. The height of one of these dams was 230 feet. This dam was destroyed first. According to reports, these dams were not maintained since 2002. The whereabouts of 123 soldiers engaged in the rescue operation is also not known. This is the reason why now even the army seems helpless. The selected airports present in the country are not capable of landing any heavy or cargo aircraft there. This is the reason why it is becoming difficult to provide help here.
