MORE THAN 11,000 DEAD IN LIBYA

In Derna, thousands of corpses washed up or decomposed under the rubble. In this port city, the most affected by the dramatic floods that occurred in Libya after the passage of storm Daniel, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other humanitarian associations urged the Libyan authorities to stop burying the flood victims in mass graves. And for good reason, the fear of the proliferation of diseases transmitted by water is great.

In a statement released on Saturday, September 16, the WHO said the bodies of 3,958 people had been found and identified in Derna, and that “more than 9,000 people” were still missing. The toll exceeded 11,000 victims this Sunday, even if the Red Crescent denies the estimate given by the United Nations.

Buried under the rubble, strewn among the ruins or floating on the water, the remains present a terrible spectacle which often prompts them to be buried as quickly as possible. A UN report, cited by Reuters, indicates that more than 1,000 bodies in Derna have already been buried in mass graves.



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