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The International Organization for Migration's spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa region said that people in the city of Derna and other areas affected by floods in Libya have lost everything, so they need humanitarian assistance in all its aspects.
Mr. Muhammad Ali Abu Najila explained - in an interview with UN News - that the international organization is working around the clock to help those affected by “one of the worst humanitarian crises that Libya has faced throughout its history. This is the truth and this is the reality that people there live in.”
For his part, the Attorney General in Libya, Al-Siddiq Al-Sur, announced the launch of investigations into the collapse of the two dams in the city of Derna to determine whether the case is tainted by corruption, negligence, or negligence.
Al-Sour said in a statement to the Libyan News Agency delegates to Derna on Friday evening that these charges cannot be proven except after the end of the investigations that will determine the facts and reveal the elements and elements of the crime, stressing that whoever is found guilty will be tried and there will be no impunity.
  He added that experts will determine whether there are structural or hydraulic errors or corruption, and those involved will be prosecuted, whoever they may be. He also decided to increase the number of members of the Public Prosecution to complete investigations as quickly as possible.
Al-Sour stressed that the investigations will show whether the two dams, which were originally designed to protect the city from floods and not to retain rainwater, were unsuitable, which led to their collapse or any other reasons.
He said that the elements of the crime will eventually be known through investigations and the type of crime, and charges will be brought against anyone proven involved.
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, called for solidarity with the peoples of Libya and Morocco, who were subjected to two disasters in recent days, united by the “unimaginable shock” that befell the bereaved families.
The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator said in a briefing to reporters today, Friday, from the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, that some people in Libya lost fifty members of their families at once.
He described the disaster in Libya as "terrifying and shocking, and its consequences cannot be imagined."
It is estimated that about 20,000 people lost their lives in the massive floods caused by Storm Daniel a few days ago. Access to the city of Derna, the epicenter of the tragedy, remains difficult.
The UN official said that 900,000 people in the country were affected, in addition to 300,000 people in need of humanitarian aid in Libya.
A new Russian relief plane arrived in Libya carrying medical aid and electric generators, to help those affected by the floods and torrents that struck areas in the east of the country.
Russia Today news channel reported on Saturday that the Russian plane landed at Benina Airport in Benghazi, as part of a humanitarian air bridge based on directives from Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide assistance to the Libyan people.
The Russian ambassador to Libya, Aidar Aganin, confirmed yesterday, Friday, that the first batch of aid included rescue teams, doctors, equipment to remove rubble, and emergency and relief supplies. According to what the Middle East News Agency reported.
It is noteworthy that the storm "Daniel" struck eastern Libya last Sunday and caused massive floods that led to the collapse of two dams near Derna and then unleashed a roaring wave of water that destroyed a quarter or more of the city overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, sweeping away buildings with its residents. Which resulted in thousands of casualties, including dead and wounded.