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An Algerian rescue expert told Lana: I have never seen a disaster like Derna before.
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Derna, September 17, 2023 (Lana) The head of the Algerian rescue team in Derna, Colonel Farouk Ashour, said that he had never seen a disaster like the Derna disaster during his work in rescue for more than 40 years.Colonel Ashour said in a statement to Lana’s correspondent in Derna, "I participated in a huge number of search and rescue operations in Algeria and the world, the last of which was in Turkey, but I have never seen like this disaster."The... Read more
Derna: Responsible authorities are moving to evacuate the city of its residents to organize search and rescue operations.
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Derna, September 14, 2023 (LANA) - Sources from inside Derna said that, the city will be evacuated of residents by the responsible authorities within the framework of organizing rescue operations, recovering bodies, and searching for missing persons as a result of the devastating floods and torrents that struck the city.The sources added that the city will be divided into squares between local and international rescue teams within the framework of search and rescue operations, noting... Read more
Al-Bayda Medical Center warns of an environmental disaster resulting from the decomposition of the bodies of flood victims.
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Al-Bayda, September 14, 2023 (LANA) - Director of the Al-Bayda Center and Head of the Health Emergency Committee in Al-Bayda, Dr. Abdul Rahim Maziq, warned on Thursday of an environmental disaster more severe than the catastrophe of torrents and floods.Maziq said - in a statement - that the current danger lies in water-borne diseases, and diseases that will be transmitted as a result of the decomposition of corpses. The director of the Al-Bayda... Read more
Red Cross warns that the floods that struck Derna led to the transfer of explosive remnants of war.
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Tripoli, September 14, 2023 (LANA) - The Red Cross warned that the recent floods that struck the city of Derna led to the transfer of explosive remnants of war from their previous locations to areas throughout the flooded areas. The Red Cross said in a statement published today on its page that the danger of encountering explosive remnants of war is widespread throughout the city, and explosive remnants of war are still alive and. ... Read more
Al-Bawanis Municipality holds a coordination meeting to collect donations and aid to be sent to those in need affected by the hurricane.
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Sabha, September 14, 2023 (LANA) - An expanded meeting was held in the municipality of Al-Bawanis, during which the coordination mechanism for collecting donations and aid to be sent to those in need affected by the hurricane that swept a number of eastern regions was discussed. During the meeting, they discussed accelerating the collection of donations and aid and extending a helping hand to our people in the eastern region as soon as. ... Read more
