Today, Tuesday, the head of the Libyan National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba, directed the operation of free flights for volunteers in the flood-hit areas in the east of the country and the coordination of flights for those going there.
Minister of State for Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Affairs, Adel Jumaa, said in a letter addressed to the Minister of Transportation, Muhammad Al-Shahoubi, “The Prime Minister’s instructions stipulate scheduling, organizing, and operating free flights for everyone who wishes to return to the city of Tripoli, from the rescue and emergency teams and volunteers working in the stricken areas, as well as coordinating the going to the city of Tripoli.” “All the technical teams and volunteers for those areas.”
On September 10, a powerful hurricane swept through several areas in eastern Libya, causing great devastation, as a result of which many countries rushed to send specialized teams to assist in rescue and relief operations and recover bodies that spread in the thousands, especially in Derna.
World Health Organization spokesman, Tarek Jasarevic, confirmed in a press conference on Tuesday in Geneva that the latest confirmed data from the Libyan Ministry of Health regarding the floods that struck the east of the country “indicate the death of 3,998 people, in addition to about 8 to 9 thousand people missing.” And that is until yesterday, Monday.”
