Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directed authorities Wednesday 13 September 2023 to arrange camps within the nation’s west to supply shelter for survivors of devastating floods in neighbouring Libya, state media reported.
Sisi ordered “the institution of shelter camps” within the western coastal area bordering Libya “for our impacted Libyan brothers who’ve misplaced their houses”, in line with official newspaper Al-Ahram.
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Libya reported greater than 3,800 deaths
Libyan authorities have reported greater than 3,800 deaths from the flash floods that hit the japanese metropolis of Derna on Sunday, however the actual figures are feared to be a lot larger.
A minimum of 30,000 folks have been left homeless within the metropolis, in line with the United Nations, after the torrential rains of Storm Daniel had submerged whole neighbourhoods.
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The help is unprecedented in Egypt’s latest historical past, with Cairo having repeatedly refused to arrange camps within the face of refugee crises.
Is there a necessity for camps in Egypt?
Most lately, over 280,000 folks have fled the conflict in Sudan throughout Egypt’s southern border, however Cairo has stated there was no want for camps as the brand new arrivals are given the appropriate to work and transfer freely.
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Egypt on Tuesday despatched three navy cargo planes to Libya, carrying search and rescue groups and assist, together with medical provides and tents, in line with the military’s spokesman.
Libyan authorities stated Tuesday that the our bodies of 145 Egyptians who had died within the floods had been transported throughout the border.
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Sisi “supplied his condolences to the households of the Egyptian residents who died in Libya”, his spokesman stated Wednesday, and directed officers to supply kinfolk of the deceased with “pressing assist”.
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