The spokesman for the Libyan government’s Crisis and Emergency Committee, Muhammad Al-Jareh, announced during a press conference in Benghazi that the death toll from the Derna flood had risen to 3,845 people.
A government official from the interim government based in Benghazi stated that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deployed an additional forensics team to assist in identifying victims of the deadly flooding two weeks ago in Libya.
A Chinese cargo plane filled with relief supplies has landed in Benghazi’s Benina Airport amid ongoing international efforts to help victims of deadly floods that swept parts of Libya’s eastern region.
Menfi said that the country needs reconstruction through organizing an international conference, and global support in all stages of rescue, investigation, reconstruction, and others.