{"id":2033686,"date":"2023-09-15T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-11000-still-10000-more-missing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T17:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T21:07:52","slug":"libya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-11000-still-10000-more-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-11000-still-10000-more-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"11,000 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya floods."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flibya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-11000-still-10000-more-missing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2033686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cars are piled up atop wave breakers and the rubble of a building destroyed in flash\u200b floods after the \u200dMediterranean storm \u201cDaniel\u201d hit Libya\u2019s eastern \u2063city\u200d of Derna, on September 14, 2023. (Photo by ABDULLAH DOMA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>1:50 PM \u2013 Friday, \u200cSeptember 15, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have confirmed\u2063 that at least \u200c11,000 people have been presumed dead \u2062and more than 10,000 are still missing after\u200c the tragic flood in Libya.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Libyan authorities restricted access to the city of Derna, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libya-flood-death-toll-rises-to-11000-still-10000-more-missing\/\" title=\"11,000 dead, 10,000 missing in Libya floods.\">deadly flood hit\u2062 earlier<\/a> this week. The limitation of access comes to make \u2063it easier for search and rescue to look for \u200dthe thousands of \u200dpeople who are\u200d still missing.<\/p>\n<p>The restricted access has also helped aid\u200b groups come into the\u200c city to distribute basic supplies, which include food, clean water and medical supplies for survivors\u2062 who \u2064have been fending\u2062 for themselves through the tragic event. <\/p>\n<p>Medical \u2062coordinator \u200dfor Doctors Without Borders, Manoelle Carton, described her experience when arriving in the city to help, calling it \u201cchaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEverybody wants to help. But it is becoming chaotic,\u201d she\u200b said. \u201cThere is an enormous need for\u200b coordination.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to authorities the death toll is expected to continue to rise as thousands of more bodies are expected to be found. <\/p>\n<p>Regional forensics\u200c manager for Africa at the International Committee\u2063 of the Red Cross, Bilal Sablouh, has reportedly stated that bodies \u201care littering the streets,\u2064 washing back up on shore and buried under \u2063collapsed buildings and debris.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIn just two hours, one of my colleagues \u2064counted over 200 bodies on the beach near Derna,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According \u2064to Othman\u2064 Abduljaleel, Eastern Libya\u2019s health minister, rescue teams have been burying bodies in large graves in nearby towns. <\/p>\n<p>Carton \u2062also said that\u2062 most of the dead\u200d bodies had been cleared from \u2063the streets \u200bin the areas of the city visited by the Doctors Without\u200b Borders team, but there were \u2062other troubling signs, such as one of the three medical centers they visited \u200dbeing closed \u201cbecause almost all of the medical staff died.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Health experts warned that standing water \u2064constituted a breeding ground for\u200d disease. However, there was no need to rush burials because bodies do not pose a concern in such situations.<\/p>\n<p>The International Landmine and\u2063 Cluster Munition Monitor reportedly said that there are left over explosives from a \u200dcivil conflict that happened in 2011 and between then and\u200d 2021, roughly 3,457 \u200cpeople have been killed in Libya\u200d because of it. <\/p>\n<p>The flood<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/estimated-10000-people-missing-after-libya-floods\/\"> hit Derna<\/a> on September 11<sup>th<\/sup>, misplacing thousands of people who now are homeless and desperately looking for their missing loved \u200dones.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, in Libya <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODfAl1Ckfd\">pic.twitter.com\/ODfAl1Ckfd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Che Lejano, M.D. (@lejanomd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lejanomd\/status\/1702342212044890133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox \u200cfor free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A grieving mother, whose \u2064son was stabbed to death, launches a congressional bid in New York. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a new policy video, 45th President Donald Trump reveals\u200d ten \u2064steps to revitalizing \u200cthe American education system.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden \u2064takes aim at \u201cMAGA-nomics\u201d in his attempt to win over voters on the economy.\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The DOJ indicts Hunter Biden on three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrat-mayor-after-drug-raid-on-home-husbands-arrest-attacks-are-political-i-wont-resign\/\" title=\"WATCH: Democrat Mayor After Drug Raid On Home, Husband\u2019s Arrest: Attacks Are Political, I Won\u2019t Resign\">gun related charges<\/a> a month after his sweetheart deal fell through the cracks. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON \u200b(Reuters) -The European Commission \u200claunched an\u2064 investigation on Wednesday into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers \u2064against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill \u200cZURICH (Reuters) \u2013\u2062 ABB\u200d is spending $280 million on a new robotics\u2063 factory in Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on \u2063Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation\u2062 into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the \u2063EU\u2026\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 \u200dApple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by \u200cmultiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How many people are presumed dead and\u200d missing as a result of the tragic \u200cflood in Libya?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Tragic Flood in Libya: Thousands\u200b Presumed Dead and Missing<\/p>\n<p>By Abril Elfi<\/p>\n<p>September 15, \u200c2023<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Libya have\u200b confirmed that \u200da devastating flood has resulted in the presumed deaths of at least 11,000 people, with over \u200c10,000 still\u2063 missing. The \u200btragic event\u2062 has left the\u200c nation in shock and mourning as search \u2062and rescue efforts continue.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dcity \u200dof Derna, where the flood occurred earlier this week, \u200dhas been restricted from \u200daccess\u2063 to facilitate \u2062the search for the \u2063missing individuals. The limitation is aimed at aiding search\u200d and\u2062 rescue teams in their efforts to\u2062 locate the \u200bthousands of people still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>The restricted access \u2062has also enabled aid\u2062 groups to enter \u2062the city and provide essential \u2062supplies to the survivors. Basic necessities such\u200d as food, clean water, and medical supplies are \u200cbeing distributed to those who \u200dhave been fending for themselves amidst the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Medical coordinator for Doctors\u2062 Without Borders, Manoelle Carton, described the situation upon arriving in the city \u2063as &#8220;chaotic.&#8221; She emphasized the \u200durgent need for coordination \u2062among the various organizations involved \u200bin\u2063 the relief efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have warned that the death toll is expected \u200cto rise further as more bodies are discovered. \u2062Regional forensics manager \u200cfor Africa at the\u2063 International Committee of \u2064the Red \u200dCross, Bilal Sablouh, reported \u200dthat bodies are \u2064scattered throughout the streets and washing up on shore or buried\u2062 under collapsed buildings and debris.<\/p>\n<p>Othman Abduljaleel, Eastern Libya&#8217;s health minister, stated that\u2063 rescue\u2064 teams have been burying bodies in large graves in\u2062 nearby towns.\u2064 Although most of the bodies have been cleared\u200c from the streets in areas visited by the Doctors\u200c Without Borders team, troubling \u200bsigns remain, such as\u200b medical\u200d centers being closed due to \u2064the loss of medical staff.<\/p>\n<p>Health \u2064experts have expressed concern about standing water becoming a breeding ground for\u200c disease.\u200c However, there is currently no need to \u2063rush burials as the\u200d bodies do not pose \u200ca\u2064 threat in such circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it has\u200d been revealed that there \u2062are\u2064 additional dangers in the region due to leftover\u2062 explosives from a\u200d civil conflict that occurred in 2011. \u2062The International Landmine and Cluster\u2064 Munition Monitor stated \u2064that \u200dbetween 2011 and 2021, approximately\u200d 3,457 people lost their lives in Libya as\u200c a result of these explosives.<\/p>\n<p>The flood, which struck Derna \u2063on September 11th, has \u200cleft thousands of people displaced, \u2063homeless,\u200c and \u2063desperately searching\u2062 for their \u200cmissing loved ones. The entire \u200dnation is \u200cgrappling with the enormity of the tragedy and rallying to support \u2064those affected.<\/p>\n<p>As rescue efforts\u2064 continue and the true extent \u200bof the damage becomes\u2064 clearer, it is evident that \u200bLibya will require significant aid and support in the aftermath of this devastating flood. The international community \u2062must come\u2062 together\u200d to\u2064 assist the \u2062nation\u200c in rebuilding and providing relief to the survivors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cars are stacked on wave breakers and debris from a demolished building in Derna, Libya, following flash floods caused by storm &#8220;Daniel&#8221; on September 14, 2023. Authorities report a minimum of 11,000 individuals affected. 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