Libya emergency decision affected by floods

The toll from the floods in eastern Libya is worsening.

Haydar es-Sayih, director of the Center for Disease Control affiliated with the Government of National Unity, announced that 150 people were poisoned due to the mixing of sewage with drinking water in the city of Derna.

Sayih stated that the city’s drinking water is not suitable for consumption and that it is necessary to resort to other sources, and that they decided to declare a state of emergency (OHAL) for one year in all regions damaged by the flood.

Storm “Daniel”, which hit the central Mediterranean and hit eastern Libya on September 10, caused flooding in the cities of Benghazi, Beyda, Marj, Suse and Derna.

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dibeybe, declared three days of mourning throughout the country on September 11 due to the flood, and the Libyan Presidential Council asked for assistance from brother countries and international institutions for the regions damaged by the flood. the Flood.

The amount of rainfall in the eastern regions of Libya is said to be at the highest level in the last 40 years. (AA)