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Eastern Libya orders journalists out of flood-hit Derna after protests

The Observer 19 Sep 2023
Read more ... Officials cited health reasons and the fear of an epidemic – a claim denied by the Tripoli-based National Centre of Disease Control. 01.01 ... It is overseen by a government established in parallel to the internationally recognised administration in Tripoli, a 10-hour drive to the west ... The World Health Organization has confirmed 3,922 deaths ... .
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Six hospitals in floods-hit Derna resume service: Libyan official

Xinhua 18 Sep 2023
TRIPOLI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Health minister of Libya's eastern-based government announced on Sunday that services had resumed in six hospitals in the city of Derna, a week after deadly floods hit eastern part of the country.
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We’re afraid of rains now: Libyan family recounts how they survived floods — In their nightmares, many see rain

Gulf News 17 Sep 2023
Doctors Without Borders said its representatives had toured three health centres in Derna and found one out of service because almost all of its medical staff had died. The other two were operating with volunteer doctors from Tripoli but were asking for more support, the group said, “mainly for mental health to support people coming to the center.”.
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Libya flooding deaths top 11,000 as thousands reported missing

ABC7 16 Sep 2023
As of Saturday, the bodies of nearly 4,000 people have been recovered and identified, the World Health Organization said ... The two other health centers are active with volunteer doctors from Tripoli, but they are asking for support -- mainly for mental health to support people coming to the center," Carton said.
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Fears grow of cholera in Libyan city ravaged by storm floods

Arab News 16 Sep 2023
... in sludge and damaged buildings, primary health care to prevent disease ... Ibrahim Al-Arabi, health minister in Libya’s Tripoli-based government in the west, said groundwater was polluted with water mixed up with corpses of people, dead animals, refuse and chemical substances.
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Libya’s Derna struggles to cope with thousands of dead bodies

Gulf Daily News 16 Sep 2023
The World Health Organisation and other aid groups urged authorities ... Ibrahim Al Arabi, health minister in Libya’s Tripoli-based western government, told Reuters he was certain groundwater was polluted with water mixed up with corpses, dead animals, refuse and chemical substances.
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Libya's Derna struggles to cope with thousands of corpses

The New Arab 16 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization and other aid groups ... Ibrahim al-Arabi, health minister in Libya's Tripoli-based government in the west, told Reuters he was certain groundwater was polluted with water mixed up with corpses of people, dead animals, refuse and chemical substances.
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Devastated Libya struggles with thousands of corpses after deadly flood

Hindustan Times 16 Sep 2023
The World Health Organization and other aid groups urged authorities ... Ibrahim al-Arabi, health minister in Libya's Tripoli-based western government, told Reuters he was certain groundwater was polluted with water mixed up with corpses, dead animals, refuse and chemical substances.
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Libyan authorities open investigation into collapse of dams that killed thousands

The National 16 Sep 2023
Ibrahim Al Arabi, Health Minister in Libya's Tripoli-based western government, told Reuters he was certain groundwater was polluted by the human and animal bodies, rubbish and chemicals ... The team, led by health and sanitation experts from NGO UK-Med, will conduct rapid medical assessments in disaster-affected areas.
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A Libyan family recounts how they survived the deadly floods

The Spokesman-Review 16 Sep 2023
Doctors Without Borders said its representatives had toured three health centers in Derna and found one out of service because almost all of its medical staff had died. The other two were operating with volunteer doctors from Tripoli but were asking for more support, the group said, “mainly for mental health to support people coming to the center.”.
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UN envoy to Libya praises unity of Libyans against flood

Xinhua 15 Sep 2023
TRIPOLI, Sept ... Mohieddin Monji, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, said on Thursday the ministry sent field hospitals and medical professionals to eastern Libya to detect and contain any possible diseases in the flood-hit areas.
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Libya floods: 4 from Punjab, Haryana evacuated by Indian embassy

The Siasat Daily 15 Sep 2023
Tripoli. Four Indians stranded in Libya have been evacuated by the Indian Embassy in Tripoli ... Also Read. Over 6000 killed after devastating floods wreak havoc in Libya. The death toll was revised on Wednesday morning local time, according to health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, Saadeddin Abdul Wakil ... Tabassum ... S ... .
photo: AP / Yousef Murad
Workers bury the bodies of victims of recent flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel near the city of Derna, Libya, late Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Thousands of bodies have been recovered in the days since the storm hit, and many more are still missing, particularly in the worst-hit city of Derna, where two dams burst as a result of the heavy rainfall.
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Over 6000 killed after devastating floods wreak havoc in Libya

The Siasat Daily 14 Sep 2023
Tripoli. More than 6000 people have lost their lives due to heavy flooding that caused massive devastation across Libya, reported CNN on Wednesday. The death toll was revised on Wednesday morning local time, according to health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, Saadeddin Abdul Wakil ... Also Read. Watch ... .
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Over 6,000 dead, 30,000 displaced after devastating floods wreak havoc in Libya

Hindustan Times 14 Sep 2023
More than 6000 people have lost their lives due to heavy flooding that caused massive devastation across Libya, reported CNN on Wednesday ... (AP Photo). The death toll was revised on Wednesday morning local time, according to health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in Tripoli, Saadeddin Abdul Wakil ... ....
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Death toll from Libya floods tops 6,000; 10,000 missing

Press TV 14 Sep 2023
The death toll from floods that have hit the northeastern Libyan city of Derna and its surrounding communities has surpassed 6,000. The fatalities were reported on Wednesday by Saadeddin Abdul Wakil, health ministry undersecretary of the Unity Government in the capital Tripoli, one of two rival governments operating in the country ... www.presstv.ir.
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