Medical teams sent to eastern Libya to help those in need: official

STORY: Medical teams sent to eastern Libya to help those in need: official DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Due to the floods that hit Libya on Sunday, medical teams have been sent to eastern Libya to help those in need, said Mohamed Kablan, head of the emergency department of the Health Ministry, at a press conference in the capital Tripoli later on Tuesday. According to the ministry, more than 130 ambulances, 14 tons of emergency medical supplies and dozens of medical professionals were sent to eastern Libya to help deal with the aftermath of the floods. Rubber boats have been sent to eastern Libya to help recover the bodies, and a team of specialists is taking DNA samples from the bodies for identification, according to Mahmoud Ashour, head of the Criminal Investigation Department. The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya has risen to 5,500, with another 7,000 injured, a loc