Key Observations:
Increases in Population Densities
- On the 17th of September, the Darnah district recorded a +22% rise in population density compared to its pre-crisis baseline.
Decreases in Population Densities
- Between the 18th and 19th of September, a sharp decrease in Facebook users was observed in Barnah province, especially in the city of Derna.
- During the night of the 18th, Darnah’s population density rate dropped to -48%, then slightly rose to -42% on the 19th.
- The overall population in Darnah went down from over 17,000 users on the 17th of September to just above 4,600 by the 19th.
- The city of Derna appears to be the hardest hit, with only a few current Facebook users detectable.
Network Status and Outages
- The primary reason for the significant decline in users in Darnah seems to be a massive network outage, affecting user count in mobility datasets.
- Reports suggest that network services to the area, particularly Derna, have been disrupted.
- Other regions in eastern Libya remain unaffected by these outages.