Libya: Flood Response Humanitarian Update (as of 7 November 2023) [EN/AR]

This report is produced by OCHA Libya in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 01 November to 07 November 2023. The next report will be issued on or around 14 November.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Humanitarian partners have reached 180,000 people with assistance since the onset of the crisis response.

• The number of collective sites to host internally displaced persons (IDP) further reduced to 10 sites in Derna, Albayda and Benghazi, hosting 211 households.

• To date, 6,496 cases of diarrheal diseses and 3,439 cases of respiratory infections have been reported, with 25% of the total reported medical conditions were among children under 5 years of age.

250K affected people

180K reached with assistance

43.4K internally displaced

4,352 deaths

>8,000 missing people

6,496 cases of diarrhea

SITUATION OVERVIEW

Two months after the flooding in the northeast of Libya, humanitarian partners have reached over 180,000 people with assistance, out of the overall targeted 250,000 people. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the number of Internally Displaced People (IDP) affected by the flood in eastern Libya has surpassed 43,400. Since the onset of the crisis, the World Food Programme (WFP) and food security partners have managed to provide food assistance to over 13,000 households. Additionally, UNICEF has continued its efforts by providing 756,000 liters of drinking water to 3,493 people in the affected areas during the reporting period.

A conference on the reconstruction of Derna was organized by local authorities and spanned two days, November 1 and 2. The first day included a field visit to Derna for a select audience. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) attended as observers on the second day. According to the authorities in the east, the conference convened 400 participants in Derna on November 1 and in Benghazi on November 2, signaling a tentative step toward rebuilding the city. The attendees primarily consisted of representatives from international delegations and companies specializing in infrastructure development and housing, as stated in the government's online announcement. The conference focused on three main areas: the environment, development, and future planning. However, no representatives from the Government of National Unity were present. The final communique highlighted the formation of follow-up committees.