The International Organization for Migration in Libya announced today, Thursday, the displacement of more than 43,000 people due to floods in the northeast of the country.

The organization said in a post on the social networking site, “The lack of water supplies is pushing many displaced people from Derna, which was afflicted by floods that struck last week, to the eastern and western municipalities.”

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that it is working to expand the scope of its operations to respond to the growing needs of thousands of internally displaced people and others affected by the floods.

It stressed that its teams are working closely with national and international partners, led by the Libyan Relief Authority, to meet humanitarian needs, ensure rapid and emergency assistance, and distribute basic relief materials to those affected.

In addition, the General Authority for Search and Identification of Missing Persons announced today the recovery of 115 bodies in Wadi Al-Khabta, east of the city of Derna, stressing the continuation of its team’s work in exploration and extraction to recover the bodies and take samples from unidentified bodies, despite the difficult conditions, terrain, and rugged mountain slopes east of Derna.”

Unprecedented torrents and floods struck the eastern region of Libya, striking the cities of Al-Bayda, Derna, Al-Marj, Tobruk, Takenes, Al-Bayada, Battah, and all the cities and villages of Jabal Al-Akhdar and the eastern coast, all the way to Benghazi, leaving thousands of victims and destroying buildings and property. The Libyan authorities declared all municipalities that were exposed to torrents and floods disaster areas.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency