73 armed forces and civil protection department personnel will go to Libya to assist the country following the catastrophic flooding which has left thousands dead and missing. The contingent, which includes 12 armed forces officials and 31 civil protection department members, will travel to Libya on the P61 vessel. In the eastern city of Derna, which has seen the worst of the devastation, as many as 6,000 people are missing, Othman Abduljalil, health minister in Libya’s eastern administration, told Libya’s Almasar TV. Hospitals in Derna are no longer operable and the morgues are full, said Osama Aly, an Emergency and Ambulance service spokesperson. "Once again, Malta will stand in solidarity with another country, this time with historical relations to us.

Source: Libya Today September 12, 2023 18:30 UTC