Geneva, Oct 7: Among the 42,000 survivors of last month’s catastrophic flash flooding in northeast Libya are people needing healthcare and mental healthcare, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that survivors urgently need shelter, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, healthcare and mental healthcare. “Some 42,000 people are still displaced, according to the International Organisation for Migration.”The office said many people need cash to cover rent and to support shelter repairs. While water supplies are available, they are only sometimes safe or affordable. The office also added that while reliable funding for the humanitarian response is critical, the three-month Libya Flash Appeal, seeking more than $70 million to help flood survivors, is less than one-third funded.

Source: Libya Today October 07, 2023 05:21 UTC