Informes

Severe rains and flooding have swept away entire villages in Libya. The port city of Derna was hardest hit, with one-third of its population displaced due to the flooding. Nearly 10,000 people are missing and more than…

SITUATION UPDATE On 9-11 September, Storm Daniel – a tropical-like cyclone known as a medicane – hit eastern Libya. Severe weather conditions including strong winds, sudden heavy rainfall and widespread floods have affected several areas along the…

Highlights: After making landfall in Libya on Sunday, 10 September 2023, the Mediterranean Storm Daniel, with fierce winds and sudden heavy rain, caused flash flooding in several north-east areas of the country, including Al-Jabal Alakhdar, Derna, Al-Bayada,…

The medical NGO mobilizes to boost the emergency response by the local communities A catastrophic flood struck Libya’s eastern coast, with 5,000 confirmed dead and 30,000 still missing after being sucked into the Mediterranean Sea. The…

Around 6,000 people are already confirmed killed by the devastating floods in Libya but that number is likely to double or even quadruple, Islamic Relief warns, as more bodies continue to wash up on the streets. Thousands…

SITUATION OVERVIEW On Sunday, September 10, storm Daniel hit north-eastern Libya, bringing high winds and sudden, heavy rainfall. The storm affected major population centres including Benghazi, Tobruk, Toukra, Talmeitha, Almarj, Taknes (AI Jabal Al Akhdar), Al Owailia,…

UK for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s national charity in the UK, today launched an urgent appeal for funds to scale-up UNHCR’s emergency relief work in Libya, to help the thousands of people affected by the…

CAIRO – The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing desperately needed food assistance to more than 5,000 families displaced by massive flooding in Libya. Entire neighbourhoods in the city of Derna have disappeared, along with…

CRISIS OVERVIEW On 10 September, Storm Daniel affected northeastern Libya with torrential rains and flash floods affecting multiple cities and towns. The human toll is significant and is expected to continue rising. OCHA estimates that approximately 884,000 people…

The EU continues to support the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Libya through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. New offers from EU Member States include: a medical team of 53 people from France shelter items, heavy machinery, including rubble…