UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
(VOVWORLD) - UN aid coordination office OCHA, on Thursday issued an urgent appeal to donors for 71.4 million USD to respond to the needs of around 250,000 people impacted by the floods in Libya over the next three months, saying death tolls could rise without more help.
 Extreme rainfall from a storm system has caused devastating loss of life and property in Libya. (Photo: WHO) |
OCHA estimates that more than 880,000 people, in five provinces, live in areas directly affected by the storm and flash floods.
The UN is deploying a robust team to support and resource the international response, in coordination with first responders and Libya's authorities", the head of OCHA, and UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said.
Meanwhile, it is a race against time for emergency teams searching through piles of debris for survivors.