UN to provide aid to needed Libyans after floods: envoy

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UN to provide aid to needed Libyans after floods: envoy

STORY: UN to provide aid to needed Libyans after floods: envoy DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:37 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood aftermath 2. various of rescue STORYLINE: The special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya said Saturday that the UN is actively collaborating with local authorities and aid agencies to provide aid to those in need following a visit to Derna, the hardest-hit city by floods in eastern Libya. "I left Derna today with a heavy heart after witnessing the devastation caused by the floods on lives and properties ... This crisis is beyond Libya's capacity to manage, it goes beyond politics and borders," Abdoulaye Bathily said in a post on social media platform X. Bathily added that the UN is actively collaborating with local authorities and aid agencies on the ground providing aid to those in need while conducting further assessment of the situation to enhance coordination of the response efforts in Derna and other affe

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