🧵 1. Flash flood in Derna, Libya claims thousands of lives, leaving 30,000 homeless. Urgent aid needed to prevent disease outbreak. #world
🧵 1. Flash flood in Derna, Libya claims thousands of lives, leaving 30,000 homeless. Urgent aid needed to prevent disease outbreak. #world
🧵 2. Search-and-rescue teams continue to recover bodies and survivors from the devastating flood. True death toll yet to be determined.
🧵 4. Political division in Libya hampers aid response. Country remains divided between rival governments. Coordination necessary for effective help.
🧵 5. Lack of functioning government poses a challenge in providing assistance to Libya. International community urged to support recovery efforts.
🧵 3. UN envoy calls the situation in Derna "heart-wrenching" and beyond Libya's capacity to manage. International aid efforts underway.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/18/libya-flood-one-week-on-and-new-victims-are-still-being-found
Lord have mercy 🙏🏻