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A spokesperson for the European Union confirmed the aid the bloc has provided to Libya after an unusually strong storm caused deadly flooding. He has confirmed that 500,000 euros (US$533,290) have been released to cover the most urgent needs. Additional assistance might be sent over the coming days
A spokesperson for the European Union confirmed the aid the bloc has provided to Libya after an unusually strong storm caused deadly flooding. He has confirmed that 500,000 euros (US$533,290) have been released to cover the most urgent needs. Additional assistance might be sent over the coming days. He also said several European countries have decided to help the flood-stricken North African nation cope with the devastation.
Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya. The worst hit was Derna. Two dams in the mountains above the city collapsed. Flood waters from the Wadi Derna River inundated the city center, causing heavy casualties in human lives and property. Libyan health officials have confirmed 11,300 deaths. Many people are reported to be missing. Some estimates put the missing people in the vicinity of 10,100.
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The first plane carrying aid supplies from Germany took off on Thursday bound for Libya. Supplies, including 100 tents, 1,000 beds, sleeping mats, sleeping bags, and emergency generators were loaded onto two transport aircraft at the air base in Wunstorf near Hanover.
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Meanwhile, Libya’s Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Thursday acknowledged issues in the maintenance of two dams that burst. The dams that collapsed in the last week were built in the 1970’s. Proper repair works were not carried out for decades; Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said in a cabinet meeting. The dams had not been maintained despite the allocation of more than 2 million euros for that purpose in 2012 and 2013. Libya remains divided between two rival administrations, one in the east and one in the west, each backed by militias and foreign governments.
