UN seeks $1.8B funds to restore communities hit by devastated floods in Libya

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 26th Jan. UN official in Libya Georgette Gagnon on Thursday said that to restore communities hit by the devastating floods in Libya last September that affected some 1.5 million people has been estimated at $1.8 billion.

OCHA reported that over 4,300 people died and thousands more were reported missing after Storm Daniel made landfall in Libya, which brought strong winds and sudden heavy rainfall that caused dams to burst and destroyed thousands of buildings.

UN Support Mission in Libya in a joint report with the World Bank and the European Union said that building more resilient homes and public infrastructure is a critically important part of the post-disaster recovery process.

Georgette Gagnon said that “time is of the essence for affected people” in the east, notably the coastal city of Derna, which satellite imagery showed had been all but washed out to sea by the disaster.

She noted that the report offered “a clear path forward” for reconstruction, including the creation of a coordinated national platform.

“Let’s channel our collective resources and expertise towards rebuilding, prioritizing the people, their livelihoods and wellbeing,” she added.