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Libya floods

Libya floods

WHO needs assessment mission inspecting the damages caused by the floods to residential and health facilities in the city of Derna

On Sunday 10 September 2023, Tropical Storm Daniel caused Libya's deadliest flooding for over a century. Affected areas experienced strong winds and heavy rainfall, leading to the collapse of two dams and subsequent catastrophic flooding, which destroyed homes, hospitals, roads and power lines. Thousands of people have been reported dead and thousands more are missing.

WHO is at the forefront of the response, working closely with the local health authorities to ensure that essential health services, medical supplies and care are delivered to affected people, the functionality of health facilities is restored, and disease surveillance and infectious disease control are reinforced, especially for the tens of thousands of people who have been displaced by the crisis.

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Meet Dr Sumaya Shaftar providing urgent mental health support to flood-affected people in Derna, Libya

WHO works to strengthen mental health services in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel

101 health workers killed in Libya in the aftermath of Storm Daniel

Saving lives, preventing health risks and restoring health care services in the aftermath of the Libya floods

WHO health supplies arrive in Libya as part of intensified response to devastating floods 

Dead bodies from natural disasters and conflict do not generally pose health risks, Red Cross and WHO say

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Your generous donation will provide health facilities with urgent medical supplies and equipment to help the thousands affected by the devastating floods in northeastern Libya.

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Libya: “A disaster of epic proportions”

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