The Emirati Search and Rescue Team arrived in Benghazi, Libya yesterday.
The team will help the Libyan authorities in dealing with the effects of the floods caused by the heavy rains.
This initiative comes in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to send urgent relief and search and rescue teams to Libya.
The Emirati Search and Rescue Team in Libya started working upon arrival.
The Emirati Search and Rescue Team immediately began its work upon arrival.
Moreover, the team includes 34 personnel equipped with the necessary machinery and equipment to carry out its tasks.
In fact, the Emirati Search and Rescue Team is classified in the”heavy” category.
Which is equivalent to an international license approved by the United Nations.
So the team can conduct its operations regionally and internationally in accordance with the requirements, standards and procedures in this regard.
Earlier, the Acting Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent, Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, pointed out that an emergency relief plane has been dispatched to Libya, carrying large quantities of food, shelter and other essential items.
Also, he said that a delegation from the Authority is accompanying the plane.
In order to deliver the assistance and lead the Authority’s relief operations in the field.
In addition, they will assess the humanitarian situation in the affected areas and evaluate the impact of the disaster.
And also they will study the actual needs of the affected people and meet them as soon as possible.
He stressed that the Authority will spare no effort to stand by its brothers in Libya.
Also it will provide all that would help alleviate the burden of the disaster on them.
The death toll in eastern Libya could rise significantly due to reports of thousands of people missing.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has warned that the death toll from the floods in eastern Libya could rise significantly.
Due to reports of thousands of people missing.
Tarek Ramadan, an official with the organization, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunisia:
“The death toll is huge and could reach thousands.
Our independent sources of information confirm that the number of missing persons has reached 10,000 so far.”
Earlier, officials in the eastern Libyan government said that at least 5,200 people have been killed by the flood.
Although it is not clear yet what basis they used for their assessment.
In the coastal city of Derna, rescue teams have recovered hundreds of bodies from the rubble.
According to official estimates, the number of flood victims in Derna is around 5,200.
Derna was the most affected by the Daniel Storm which has caused devastating floods.
Storm “Daniel” caused devastating floods that swept through several towns in eastern Libya.
But the authorities said that Derna was the most affected.
Where heavy rains and floods destroyed dams and swept away entire neighborhoods.
Early yesterday, the Libyan Red Crescent said that its teams had recovered more than 300 bodies in Derna.
The eastern Libyan government has declared Derna a disaster zone.
Many of the bodies are still under the rubble in the city’s neighborhoods, or have been swept away by the water into the sea.
Residents of Derna have posted videos online showing the extensive damage and the collapse of entire residential buildings along Wadi Derna.
Several residential buildings have also collapsed.
Storm “Daniel” also hit other areas in eastern Libya, including the city of Al-Bayda, where reports said that the killed people number reached 50.
The government said that the cities of Sousse, Marj and Shahat were also among the affected areas.
Hundreds of families have sought refuge in schools and other government buildings in Benghazi and other cities in eastern Libya.
The authorities in eastern and western Libya have rushed to help the residents of Derna.
Also some countries have sent support to Libya.
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