September 18, 2023 9:34 AM

UN Office for OCHA amends death toll in Libya floods

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has amended the death toll from Libya floods to 3,958 citing World Health Organization (WHO). The UN had earlier reported the death of 11,300 people in the flood disaster in the country's coastal city of Derna. As per the updated report, over 9000 people are still missing. Deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said, these figures are fluid and can be revised. In Derna, which has an estimated ...