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UAE DVI team continuing humanitarian mission in Libya
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In detail, and in accordance with this mandate, two centers for communication with the families of the missing have been launched in Derna, namely the Bab Tobruk Center and the Sheja Center. This was done in coordination with the General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing
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UAE sends 3 tonnes of meningitis, influenza vaccines to Derna
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) delegation announced that the medical shipment includes 90,000 doses of meningitis and influenza vaccines that are enough for 30,000 people.
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UAE DVI team continuing humanitarian mission in Libya
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UAE Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team, currently in Derna as part of their humanitarian mission on Libyan soil, have announced the launch of a 'central body identification line' in Derna, Libya. This announcement was made in accordance with a mandate from the Libyan Prosecutor Ge
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UAE team of Disaster Victim Identification locates 181 missing victims of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UAE team of Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), currently on Libyan soil as part of their ongoing humanitarian mission, have helped locate 181 people missing as a result of the cyclone disaster that struck the city of Derna. This has been achieved through tireless work on the city's co
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Libya flood: Top prosecutor arrests eight current, former officials
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the deadly Libya flood which claimed the lives of thousands of people, Libya's chief prosecutor ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation, reported Al Jazeera.
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UN revises toll from Libya floods to 3958, over 9000 injured
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations has amended the previous death toll from Libya floods, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of 11,300 as was earlier reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CNN reported.
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Libya floods: Search for missing intensifies as more bodies surface
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a report by the United Nations released on Sunday, the death toll in Derna alone has tragically risen to 11,300.
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Libya floods: Top prosecutor to probe deadly dam collapse
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Days after a catastrophic flood killed thousands of people in Libya, the country's top prosecutor will investigate the collapse of two dams in the eastern port of Derna that launched a fast-moving wall of water, Al Jazeera reported.
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Libya floods: Death toll soars to 11,300, over 10,000 listed missing
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Another 10,100 individuals are listed as missing in the Mediterranean city, said Marie el-Drese, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Libya.
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“Deeply saddened”: S Jaishankar condoles deaths in Libya flood
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna which has been devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea.
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Libya floods: 5000 killed, over 10,000 missing; search operation underway
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna which has been devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea, CNN reported.
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Over 5000 presumed dead after two dams collapse due to heavy rains in Liby
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 5000 people are presumed dead after two dams collapsed in northeastern Libya due to severe rainfall, dumping more water into already flooded areas, reported Al Jazeera.
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