Libya was flooded: before and after photos reveal the disaster

As residents of the flood-hit Libyan city of Derna searched for their missing relatives yesterday, rescuers called for more body bags following the disaster that left thousands dead and many others swept into the sea. .

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, in his statement yesterday on platform

The statement said: “2 fully equipped field hospitals and 6 emergency response units, 10 ambulances, 7 UMKE ATAK equipped vehicles and 6 emergency response vehicles are en route with the same ship.”

The Health Ministry sent three planes, a rescue team and an 11-person medical team to bring humanitarian aid to Libya on Tuesday.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE LOST

While Libyan authorities announced the death toll at 10,000, the United Nations aid agency (OCHA) says at least 5,000 people were missing.

Although authorities announce different death tolls, all statements indicate that thousands of people lost their lives.

The mayor of the city of Derna, Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi, stated in an interview with a Saudi television channel that the death toll in the city could rise to between 18,000 and 20,000, taking into account the districts damaged by the floods.

THIS IS SEEN FROM SATELLITE

On the other hand, the seriousness of the situation is clearly seen in the photographs shared by the Maxar satellite image agency via Reuters.

The extent of the destruction was revealed in photos shared with the phrase “before/after,” comparing satellite images taken on July 1 with images taken after the flood and storm disaster.

In the photographs you can see that bridges, roads, many buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed and literally wiped off the face of the earth.