Russia said it had sent 35 emergency doctors and humanitarian aid to eastern Libya, which was hit by unprecedented floods almost a week ago.
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“The third level of the ministry with specialists […] landed in Libya. About 35 employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry will provide medical assistance to the population affected by the floods,” the ministry said in a statement.
Russia sent a mobile hospital with operating rooms and an intensive care unit.
According to the Russian ministry, these 35 emergency specialists will provide “qualified medical assistance” on site, according to which “up to 100 people” can be treated on site “per day”.
The ministry also broadcast a video on Telegram showing boxes of humanitarian aid being quickly unloaded.
Storm Daniel, which hit Derna, a city of 100,000 people in eastern Libya, on Sunday night, caused two dams upstream to burst and caused tsunami-sized flooding along the wadi that crosses the city. She took on everything that came her way.
According to the United Nations, at least 11,300 people have died in Derna and 10,100 remain missing. The humanitarian organizations present there fear the number will be much higher.