6 minutes agoMedical supplies seized in Libya
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Aids in the form of nearly 30 tonnes of health supplies arrived in the flood-torn Libyan port town of Darna on Saturday, while officials demanded a ban on the practice of burying victims in mass graves. Some 29 tons of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the logistics centre of the World Health Organization in Dubai, of [...]
Aids in the form of nearly 30 tonnes of health supplies arrived in the flood-torn Libyan port town of Darna on Saturday, while officials demanded a ban on the practice of burying victims in mass graves.
Some 29 tonnes of health supplies arrived in Benghazi, Libya, from the World Health Organisation's logistical centre in Dubai, enough for almost 250 thousand people, the agency reported.
The shipment reflects a intensified emergency response “to floods in eastern Libya as a result of the storm Daniel said the WTO. Supplies include essential drugs, trauma surgical equipment, and emergency operating supplies and medical equipment.
It also includes body bags for “the movement and dignified burial of the deceased”.
The OBS and the Red Cross and Red Halfage Associations on Friday urged Libyan officials to ban the practice of placing flood victims in mass cemeteries, calling it harmful to the population” and noting that dead bodies generally pose no health risks.
About 4,000 people dead from the floods have been identified so far, the WTO said. The Libyan Red Moon reported on Friday that at least 11,300 people have died and another 10,100 reported missing.
