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In Libya, hope of finding survivors is dwindling. International aid is flowing to Derna, the most affected city.
On the tarmac of Benghazi airport (Libya), there is a cargo of aid from the United Arab Emirates. Food products, tents and relief equipment are transported by truck to the disaster zone 300 kilometers away. In Derna, a resident scrapes the rubble with a simple tool. gardening. “There is no help, no one to help us. There is no government”, he laments. Six days after the violent floods, the chances of finding survivors are almost non-existent.
A country divided in two
Some continue to walk the streets in the hope of finding survivors. The political situation in the country since the fall of Gaddafi is not helping the relief teams. In the sky, a helicopter flies over the area and tries to guide the firefighters from Italy, also distraught by the disaster. “This is the first time we have seen a disaster like this. The water rose 15 meters for 50 minutes”explains a firefighter.