The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday highlighted the humanitarian needs in eastern Libya hit by recent deadly floods. “Humanitarian needs remain critical. UN agencies found that half of the 78 health [Read More]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that more than 43,000 individuals have been displaced due to the recent devastating floods in eastern Libya. “The floods in northeastern Libya have led to an estimated 43,059 [Read More]
Five members of a Greek humanitarian mission to Libya were killed and 10 others injured in a car accident, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said here on Monday, expressing condolences and declaring a three-day period [Read More]
Norway has pledged to provide 2.32 million U.S. dollars for life-saving assistance in Libya after the Mediterranean storm Daniel triggered the worst floods in decades in the eastern part of the country. “The funding from [Read More]
Two Turkish ships carrying humanitarian aid arrived in Libya after a catastrophic flood killed thousands of people in the North African country, Türkiye’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. The vessels were carrying 360 personnel [Read More]
Jordan on Thursday dispatched a second plane carrying a rescue team and humanitarian assistance to flood-hit Libya to support its rescue and relief operation. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in a statement that the [Read More]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has instructed the Egyptian Armed Forces to dispatch a Mistral helicopter carrier to serve as a field hospital treating those injured in Libya’s deadly floods, the Egyptian presidency said in a [Read More]
The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya has risen to 5,500, with another 7,000 injured, a local official said on Wednesday. Osama Ali, the spokesman for the Tripoli-based emergency services, said that [Read More]
The UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has designated an emergency team to support local authorities and partners following storm Daniel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. A 12-person UN Disaster Assessment and [Read More]
At least 2,300 people were killed and more than 5,000 others went missing in the Libyan city of Derna after heavy floods swept eastern part of the country on Sunday, Libya’s health ministry said on [Read More]
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