Eko Hot Blog reports that the United Nations has limited emergency supplies in Libya, hampering its efforts to help the people affected by the recent floods.
Michele Servadei, the UNICEF chief for Libya, said that the floods have wiped out years of developments in Derna, a coastal city that had been shifting from a phase of emergency towards one of development and recovery.
“The floods have erased the progress made on the ground,” Servadei told Al Jazeera from Tripoli. “We are now facing a humanitarian crisis.”
Servadei said that the UN stockpile to respond to the crisis is also limited due to its use in tackling the migration crisis.
“We don’t have a lot of emergency supplies left,” he said. “We are working with our partners to get more supplies, but it is taking time.”
The UN agency is now focused on providing medicine, setting up psychological support and family registrations to map unaccompanied children.
“We are also working to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases,” Servadei said. “The situation is very serious, but we are doing everything we can to help the people of Libya.”
The floods have affected more than 100,000 people in Libya, and at least 130 people have been killed. The UN estimates that the damage to infrastructure and property is in the billions of dollars.
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