Not a month had passed after the disastrous floods in Derna and the cities and villages of eastern Libya before the world’s attention faded away. The gap between the official numbers of victims and those missing in the city of Derna is huge; there may be 10,000 missing persons, and the search and recovery operation is not helping in this respect. The biggest challenge is what is generally being called the “reconstruction” of the affected areas, the first of which is Derna. Hence, it is expected that the Derna rehabilitation file will depend on the political situation, and the suffering will be prolonged if the conflict continues. READ: UN Libya envoy urges unified Derna flood responseThe views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor.
