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Sweden providing initial US$ 1.35 million to Libya’s Storm Daniel humanitarian efforts

bySami Zaptia
September 27, 2023
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Sweden providing initial US$ 1.35 million to Libya’s Storm Daniel humanitarian efforts

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is providing initial support of 15 million Swedish Krona (SEK) (US$ 1.35 million) for life-saving activities in the form of food provision, medicines and other essential emergency items to support survivors in Libya’s Storm Daniel disaster.

Libya has immense assistance needs
The Swedish Foreign Ministry said yesterday the needs for assistance in Libya are immense after the country was hit hard by Storm Daniel, which caused widespread flooding.

“Our cooperation partners on the ground are currently focused on saving lives by distributing various emergency items, but psychosocial support is also a key priority. They are also assisting rescue services with logistics and resources. This includes current urgent response efforts to provide support to authorities in the management of dead bodies,” says Sida’s Director of Humanitarian Assistance Jakob Wernerman.

Around 884 000 people in need of humanitarian assistance
The Swedish Foreign Ministry explained that several cities in eastern Libya have been particularly affected. The quantity of water caused two dams above the city of Derna to collapse, which created a flood wave that washed away entire neighbourhoods. A quarter of the city has been completely destroyed.

The disaster has claimed a large number of human lives, and around 10,000 people are still missing. Some 43,000 people have been forced to flee the floods and become homeless. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that a total of 884 000 people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the affected areas.

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Meanwhile, the delivery of emergency supplies is extremely challenging, as roads and bridges leading to these areas have been destroyed.

Risk of disease outbreaks
Moreover, the Foreign Ministry continued, organisations are warning of the risk of explosive remnants of war being displaced by the floods. The risk of disease outbreaks, due to the lack of clean water and food, is also imminent.

“This tragedy is a reminder of the effects of the climate crisis and how severe the consequences of natural disasters are when they hit communities that are already vulnerable, with weak infrastructure, inadequate maintenance and low preparedness in a politically unstable and conflict-ridden environment,” says Mr Wernerman.

Sweden’s contribution will go to the Red Cross
The Swedish Foreign Ministry revealed that Sida has allocated SEK 15 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to rapidly respond to the urgent needs in Libya. In cooperation with the Libyan Red Crescent, the ICRC is working with rescue operations, management of dead bodies, and ensuring access to health services, emergency items and medicines.

Of the total amount, SEK 2.475 million is being allocated to Action Against Hunger to provide drinking water, sanitation and hygiene articles, assistance for people who have fled to temporary accommodation, and mental health and psychosocial support.

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) – one of Sida’s partners – has seconded an environmental expert to the EU team that is leading needs assessments.

 

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Public Prosecutor orders pretrial detention of 16 officials complicit in Derna dams disaster (libyaherald.com)

UNSMIL head Bathily calls on polarised Libyan political entities to follow their citizen’s lead by unifying post the Derna disaster (libyaherald.com)

Eastern Libyan government calls for international reconstruction conference for Flood Daniel hit areas (libyaherald.com)

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Minister of Local Government meets German and Italian ambassadors to discuss Flood Daniel aid and reconstruction (libyaherald.com)

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UN’s Derna overview: Officially, only 3,958 confirmed dead and 40,000 displaced (libyaherald.com)

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UNSG Guterres calls for opening of investigations into collapse of Derna dams (libyaherald.com)

Greater Tripoli Municipalities discuss the region’s main river valley, sound alarm of possible disaster (libyaherald.com)

Derna update: International aid continues to arrive, infrastructure damage update (libyaherald.com)

Derna update: Locals angry, contradicting messages about journalists being ordered to leave Derna for ‘‘health reasons’’ (libyaherald.com)

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Derna disaster update: Five Greek aid workers die in road accident, Spanish and Maltese teams return home (libyaherald.com)

Attorney General launches investigation into Derna dam failures, as aid continues to arrive by air and sea (libyaherald.com)

UN lunches US$ 71 million Libya floods appeal, WHO and Red Cross advise against mass burials (libyaherald.com)

Latest UN satellite imagery shows extent of Storm Daniel destruction in Derna (libyaherald.com)

Tripoli and Hafter’s army working side-by-side – A roundup of the eastern rescue effort (libyaherald.com)

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More than 5,300 dead and 10,000 missing in Derna disaster (libyaherald.com)

More than 2,000 dead and thousands missing after Storm Daniel hit eastern Libya (libyaherald.com)

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Tags: Derna Storm Danielhumanitarian aidSweden Swedish

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