Aid arrives as Libya copes with flooding aftermathTunisian emergency teams recover a body during relief work in Libya's devastated city of Derna. DERNA (LIBYA) - A week after a wall of water rushed through the Libyan city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the focus turned Sunday to caring for survivors of the disaster. Aid is now arriving in the North African country as the world mobilises to help emergency services cope with the aftermath of the deadly flood. Around 9,000 people are still missing after what the WHO's Libya representative Ahmed Zouiten called "a disaster of epic proportions". The aid includes essential medicines and emergency surgical supplies, as well as body bags to allow corpses to be moved.

Source: Libya Today September 17, 2023 10:41 UTC