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For journalists too, it was complicated to access Libya, also hit by a political crisis, but we got there. On the airport tarmac, we find Ben Barnier.
“We are on the Al Abraq base, in eastern Libya, 70 km from the city of Derna, the city most affected by storm Daniel. And it is here that all the necessary resources are gathered to set up a field hospital, as close as possible to Derna”reports Ben Barnier, special envoy to Libya. “There are already two flights here that have arrived from France, 40 tons of medical equipment, enough to set up a small maternity ward, enough to carry out surgical operations”details Ben Barnier.
A third flight is underway
Around fifty firefighters also came from France. “Two flights have already arrived, a third flight is underway. Once this flight arrives, then all human and material resources will be moved to the nearest Derna, to treat the many injured. There are already thousands of injured, thousands dead, and according to the mayor of Derna, the death toll could reach 20,000 people.adds Ben Barnier.