Storm Daniel: Libya’s Political Division Slows Down Rescue Efforts

Storm Daniel caused catastrophic flooding in Libya, especially in Derna, killing an estimated 5,000 people with 10,000 missing according to the Red Crescent. Two dams burst and four bridges collapsed. International aid from Egypt, US, Germany, Iran, Italy, Qatar, and Turkey is arriving, but political division between two rival governments slows rescue operations. The government in Tripoli dispatched aid and allocated 2.5 billion Libyan Dinars. The country lacks disaster preparedness after 12 years of conflict. An investigation into the cause of flooding has begun. The storm also killed 15 in Greece and was fueled by climate change, exhibiting characteristics of a 'medicane'.

Storm Daniel caused catastrophic flooding in Libya, especially in Derna, killing an estimated 5,000 people with 10,000 missing according to the Red Crescent. Two dams burst and four bridges collapsed. International aid from Egypt, US, Germany, Iran, Italy, Qatar, and Turkey is arriving, but political division between two rival governments slows rescue operations. The government in Tripoli dispatched aid and allocated 2.5 billion Libyan Dinars. The country lacks disaster preparedness after 12 years of conflict. An investigation into the cause of flooding has begun. The storm also killed 15 in Greece and was fueled by climate change, exhibiting characteristics of a 'medicane'.

Storm Daniel caused catastrophic flooding in Libya, especially in Derna, killing an estimated 5,000 people with 10,000 missing according to the Red Crescent. Two dams burst and four bridges collapsed. International aid from Egypt, US, Germany, Iran, Italy, Qatar, and Turkey is arriving, but political division between two rival governments slows rescue operations. The government in Tripoli dispatched aid and allocated 2.5 billion Libyan Dinars. The country lacks disaster preparedness after 12 years of conflict. An investigation into the cause of flooding has begun. The storm also killed 15 in Greece and was fueled by climate change, exhibiting characteristics of a 'medicane'.

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