As some seek to find who to blame for the catastrophe, a humanitarian disaster is also unfolding for survivors.
Fears are rising of waterborne disease affecting the area, especially with rotting bodies still washing ashore. “Access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene facilities will be required to prevent a further crisis within a crisis,” Elie Abouaoun, country director for Libya at the International Rescue Committee, said in a statement Wednesday.
Around 30,000 people from Derna are displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration, a U.N. agency.
Satellite imagery has shown the sheer scale of the destruction wrought by the floods. A government official estimated Wednesday that 25% of the city was completely destroyed or washed away.
My God. Quite literally horrors beyond our comprehension. It really shows why people in this day and age are still religious and superstitious, despite many of us (including myself) standing...
My God. Quite literally horrors beyond our comprehension. It really shows why people in this day and age are still religious and superstitious, despite many of us (including myself) standing incredulous at the idea. When an act of nature is so horrific and traumatic, what else can you do but pray or offer your thoughts?
This is getting worse quickly, when I read this link yesterday it was estimating 2000 dead and now it is at 5300.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66785466
Libya floods: Derna city looks like a tsunami hit it - minister
Wow, death toll at 11,300 now.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/libya-floods-death-toll-derna-rcna105001
My God. Quite literally horrors beyond our comprehension. It really shows why people in this day and age are still religious and superstitious, despite many of us (including myself) standing incredulous at the idea. When an act of nature is so horrific and traumatic, what else can you do but pray or offer your thoughts?
Entire families, swept away. Just, fuck.
Rest in Peace.